Testing Process

• General introduction of testing process.
• Test Planning, Monitoring and Control.
• Test Analysis and Test Design.
• Test Implementation and Test Execution.
• Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting.
• Test Closure Activities.

Test Management

• General introduction of test management: Test Management in Context.
• Risk-Based Testing and Other Approaches for Test Prioritization and Effort Allocation.
• Test Documentation and Other Work Products.
• Test Estimation.
• Defining and Using Test Metrics.
• Business Value of Testing.
• Distributed, Outsourced, and Insourced Testing
• Managing the Application of Industry.

Test Reviews

• General introduction of test reviews.
• Management Reviews and Managing Reviews.
• Metrics for Reviews.
• Managing Formal.

Defect Management

• General introduction of defect management.
• The Defect Lifecycle and the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Defect Workflow and States.
• Managing Invalid and Duplicate Defect Reports.
• Cross-Functional Defect Management.
• Defect Report Information.
• Assessing Process Capability with Defect Report Information.

Improving the Testing Process

• General introduction.
• Test Improvement Process.
• Improving the Testing Process.
• Improving the Testing Process with TMMi.
• Improving the Testing Process with TPI Next.
• Improving the Testing Process with CTP.
• Improving the Testing Process with STEP.

Test Tools and Automation

• General introduction of test tools and automation.
• Tool Selection.
• Tool Lifecycle.
• Tool Metrics.

People Skills – Team Composition

• General introduction.
• Individual Skills.
• Test Team Dynamics.
• Fitting Testing Within an Organization.
• Motivation and Communication.

Certification exam

• Revision on the main themes approached in formation.
• Practice test to involve itself.
• Installation of the examination: 3 hours, the last day on 2PM, by the GASQ selected by the ISTQB.