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ISTQB – Test Manager

ISTQB Certified Tester – Advanced Level Test Manager

The 5 day ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager course builds on the ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing. The Advanced Level establishes a platform from which further skills and knowledge may be acquired at the Expert Level.

Learn how to manage a testing project and apply a risk-based approach to testing and examine how this approach correlates with test estimation, planning, monitoring and control.

Among other learnings, you will be able to accurately report to stakeholders, lead test process improvement initiatives, build effective test teams and generate and implement meaningful test plans.

The information gained on the course provides a framework for test managers to build upon within their organisations. Spreadsheets, templates and utilities will be provided enabling managers to be more efficient and effective within their organisations.

Skills Acquired:

Manage a testing project by implementing the mission, goals and testing processes established for the testing organization; Organize and lead risk identification and risk analysis sessions and use the results of such sessions for test estimation, planning, monitoring and control; Create and implement test plans consistent with organizational policies and test strategies; Continuously monitor and control the test activities to achieve project objectives; Assess and report relevant and timely test status to project stakeholders; Identify skills and resource gaps in their test team and participate in sourcing adequate resources; Identify and plan necessary skills development within their test team; Propose a business case for test activities which outlines the costs and benefits expected; Ensure proper communication within the test team and with other project stakeholders; Participate in and lead test process improvement initiatives.

Designed for:

Testers, Test Analysts, Test Engineers, Test Consultants, Test Managers, User Acceptance Testers and Software Developers.

This certification is also appropriate for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of software testing, such as Project Managers, Quality Managers, Software Development Managers, Business Analysts, IT Directors and Management Consultants.

Prerequisites:

Those wishing to take the ISTQB Advanced Level Certificate exams must hold the ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing and have sufficient practical experience to be considered Advanced Level qualified. If you wish to sit the course without taking the exam, there are no prerequisites.

Course Content:

Testing Process; Test Management; Reviews; Defect Management; Improving the Test Process; Test Tools and Automation; People Skills – Team Composition.

Evaluation:

This course will provide the delegate with the necessary knowledge and skills to sit the ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Certificate multiple choice exam.

Cost: (AUD): $2650 exc GST (Excludes $350 exc GST Exam Fee)

Duration: (days): 5

Course Dates: TBA

ISTQB – Technical Test Analyst

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Post date July 29, 2022
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ISTQB Certified Tester – Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst

The 3 day ISTQB Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst course builds on the ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing. The Advanced Level establishes a platform from which further skills and knowledge may be acquired at the Expert Level.

This course covers risk-based testing, white-box test design techniques, and static and dynamic analysis techniques. You will examine quality characteristics including; reliability, security, efficiency (performance, load and stress) and portability testing. You will also learn to select appropriate tools to automate technical testing tasks such as web-based testing, unit testing and performance testing.

Delegates are provided with exercises, learning tools and sample exam questions.

Skills Acquired:

Recognise and classify the typical risks associated with the performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability of software systems; Create test plans which detail the planning, design and execution of tests for mitigating performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability risks; Select and apply appropriate structural design techniques to ensure that tests provide an adequate level of confidence, based on code coverage and design coverage; Effectively participate in technical reviews with developers and software architects applying knowledge of typical mistakes made in code and architecture; Recognize risks in code and software architecture and create test plan elements to mitigate those risks through dynamic analysis; Propose improvements to the security, maintainability and testability of code by applying static analysis; Outline the costs and benefits to be expected from introducing particular types of test automation; Select appropriate tools to automate technical testing tasks; Understand the technical issues and concepts in applying test automation.

Designed for:

Testers, Test Analysts, Test Engineers, Test Consultants, Test Managers, User Acceptance Testers and Software Developers.

Prerequisites:

Course Content:

The Technical Test Analyst’s Tasks in Risk-Based Testing; Structure-Based Testing; Analytical Techniques; Quality Characteristics for Technical Testing; Reviews; Test Tools and Automation.

Evaluation:

This course will provide the delegate with the necessary knowledge and skills to sit the ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst Certificate multiple choice exam.

Cost: (AUD): $1795 exc GST (Excludes $350 exc GST Exam Fee )

Duration: (days): 3

Course Dates: TBA

ISTQB – Test Analyst

ISTQB Certified Tester – Advanced Level Test Analyst

The 4 day ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst course builds on the ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing.

The mission of software testing is to minimise the risk associated with potential software failures by finding defects in a system under test. However, finding defects in a system generally requires a substantial amount of resources (time, money, people etc.). One role of a test analyst is to perform a risk based analysis of a system to maximise the defect finding capacity of a test procedure, while using a minimal amount of resources.

Test case design techniques are an efficient way for test analysts to minimise the number of test cases necessary, while maintaining an adequate level of system coverage. Each technique provides a straightforward set of procedures for designing test cases. The systematic nature of each technique allows test analysts to track and report progress in terms of both quantitative and qualitative coverage metrics.

This practical course is an in-depth exploration of the test analyst’s role within the testing process adapted to any lifecycle model – for example; V-Model, Agile, and RAD. Spreadsheets, templates and utilities will be provided enabling testers to be more efficient and effective within their organisations.

Skills Acquired:

Perform the appropriate testing activities based on the software development lifecycle being used; Determine the proper prioritisation of the testing activities based on the information provided by the risk analysis; Select and apply appropriate testing techniques to ensure that tests provide an adequate level of confidence, based on defined coverage criteria; Provide the appropriate level of documentation relevant to the testing activities; Determine the appropriate types of functional testing to be performed; Assume responsibility for the usability testing for a given project; Effectively participate in formal and informal reviews with stakeholders, applying knowledge of typical mistakes made in work products; Design and implement a defect classification scheme; and Apply tools to support an efficient testing process.

Designed for:

Testers, Test Analysts, Test Engineers, Test Consultants, Test Managers, User Acceptance Testers and Software Developers.

Prerequisites:

Course Content:

Testing Process; Test Management: Responsibilities for the Test Analyst; Specification Based Test Techniques –
Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Decision Tables, State Transition Testing, Use Cases, Classification Tree Method, Pairwise Testing, Domain analysis, User story testing;
Defect and Experienced Based Test Techniques –
Error Guessing, Checklist-based, Exploratory Testing;
Testing Software Characteristics –
Accuracy, Suitability, Interoperability, Usability, Accessibility; Reviews; Defect Management; Test Tools.

Evaluation:

This course will provide the delegate with the necessary knowledge and skills to sit the ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst Certificate multiple choice exam.

Cost: (AUD): $2125 exc GST (Excludes $350 exc GST Exam Fee)

Duration: (days): 4

Course Dates: TBA

Mobile App Testing

Very few business ventures today can think of functioning without a mobile application. The adoption of test automation will be boosted by the growth in mobile applications.

Mobile application testing is a process by which application software developed for handheld mobile devices is tested for its functionality, usability and consistency. Mobile application testing can be an automated or manual type of testing.

Many software tools exist on the market which will automate functional mobile testing on real devices and mobile emulators. These tools support testing on Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian, and HTML5. Supports both open-source and commercial environment.

Mobile Application Testing enables enterprises to build applications that are scalable and accessible across multiple platforms. It’s a process to build an application software by testing it for its functionality, usability, and consistency.

Mobile applications are getting complex and there is a need for end-to-end testing. Right from whether the application is downloadable effectively, works seamlessly, and gives the same kind of experience across various devices.

For more information regarding Mobile Aps Testing solutions please contact us and one of our consultants will be in touch with you as soon as possible

Automation Testing

In order to be cost-effective, test tools and particularly test automation tools, must be carefully architected and designed. Implementing a test automation strategy without a solid architecture usually results in a tool set that is costly to maintain, insufficient for the purpose and unable to achieve the target return on investment.

A test automation project should be considered a software development project. This includes the need for architecture documents, detailed design documents, design and code reviews, component and component integration testing as well as final system testing. Testing can be needlessly delayed or complicated when unstable or inaccurate test automation code is used. There are multiple activities that the Technical Test Analyst performs regarding test automation. These include:

Determining who will be responsible for the test execution
Selecting the appropriate tool for the organization, timeline, skills of the team, maintenance requirements
Defining the interface requirements between the automation tool and other tools
Selecting the automation approach, i.e., keyword-driven or data-driven
Working with the Test Manager to estimate the cost of the implementation, including training
Scheduling the automation project and allocating the time for maintenance
Training the Test Analysts and Business Analysts to use and supply data for the automation
Determining how the automated tests will be executed
Determining how the automated test results will be combined with the manual test results

For more information regarding Testing Automation solutions please contact us and one of our consultants will be in touch with you as soon as possible.

Integration Testing

Integration testing tests integration or interfaces between components, interactions to different parts of the system such as an operating system, file system and hardware or interfaces between systems. Integration testing is conducted by a specific integration tester or test team.

Big Bang integration testing

In Big Bang integration testing all the components or modules are integrated simultaneously, after which everything is tested as a whole. Big Bang testing has the advantage that everything is finished before integration testing starts. The major disadvantage is that in general it is time consuming and difficult to trace the cause of failures because of this late integration.

Incremental testing

Another extreme is that all programmers are integrated one by one, and a test is carried out after each step. The incremental approach has the advantage that the defects are found early in a smaller assembly when it is relatively easy to detect the cause. A disadvantage is that it can be time-consuming since stubs and drivers have to be developed and used in the test.

Non-Functional Testing

In non-functional testing the quality characteristics of the component or system is tested. Non-functional refers to aspects of the software that may not be related to a specific function or user action such as scalability or security. … Efficiency testing. Maintainability testing.

Non-functional testing includes:

Reliability testing
Usability testing
Efficiency testing
Maintainability testing
Portability testing
Baseline testing
Compliance testing
Documentation testing
Internationalization testing and Localization testing
Performance testing
Compatibility testing
Security testing
Scalability testing
Volume testing
Stress testing
Recovery testing
Endurance testing

Non-Functional requirement mention how well the system perform in the real world. It has been observed that user experience hampered most of the time because of failure op system against non-functional characteristic. Non-Functional requirement document should specify all the quality parameters which are missed or not mentioned in a Functional requirement.

Performance Testing

Performance Testing is a type of non-functional testing that is carried out to determine how fast specific aspects of a system perform under a particular workload. It can serve different purposes and can demonstrate that the system meets performance criteria.

It can compare two systems to find which performs better. Or it can measure what part of the system or workload causes the system to perform badly. This process can involve quantitative tests done in a lab, such as measuring the response time or the number of MIPS (millions of instructions per second) at which a system functions.

Why to do performance testing:

Improve user experience on sites and web apps
Increase revenue generated from websites
Gather metrics useful for tuning the system
Identify bottlenecks such as application or database configuration
Determine if a new release is ready for production
Provide reporting to business stakeholders regarding performance against expectations

For more information regarding Performance Testing solutions please contact us and one of our consultants will be in touch with you as soon as possible.

ISTQB – Foundation

ISTQB Foundation Certificate

This three-day course is the first internationally accepted industry accreditation for software testing. This course covers the fundamentals of software testing.

Designed For:

Developers, Testers, Test Analysts, Test Engineers, Test Consultants, Test Managers, Project Managers, Quality Managers, and anyone who has an interest in the testing field.

Learning Outcomes:

Perform effective testing of software throughout the software lifecycle; Understand techniques, standards and principles of testing; Gain a greater understanding of the use of test tools in the testing process; and Establish the test process fundamentals.

Course Details & Content:

Fundamentals of testing; Testing throughout the software lifecycle; Static techniques; Test design techniques; Test management; and Tool support for testing.

Evaluation:

All candidates must complete an independently administered and assessed exam at the completion of the course.

Course Benefits:

To gain an internationally recognised qualification for software and system testing; To enable professionally qualified testers to be recognised by employers, whilst improving their career path and development; To promote consistent and good testing practice within all software engineering disciplines leading to greater company productivity and results; To enable software suppliers to hire fully qualified testers and thereby gain commercial advantage over their competitors by advertising their tester recruitment policy; and To provide an opportunity for testers or those with an interest in testing to acquire an industry recognised qualification on the fundamentals of testing in the software lifecycle.

Cost: (AUD): $1999 exc GST (Includes Exam Fee)

Duration: (days) 3

Course Dates: TBA

Functional Testing

Functional Testing is the testing of the functions of component or the system is done. It refers to activities that verify a specific action or function of the code. The techniques used for functional testing are often specification-based.

Functional Testing is defined as a type of testing which verifies that each function of the software application operates in conformance with the requirement specification. This testing mainly involves black box testing and it is not concerned about the source code of the application.

The prime objective of Functional testing is checking the functionalities of the software system. It mainly concentrates on:

Mainline functions: Testing the main functions of an application
Basic Usability: It involves basic usability testing of the system. It checks whether a user can freely navigate through the screens without any difficulties.
Accessibility: Checks the accessibility of the system for the user
Error Conditions: Usage of testing techniques to check for error conditions. It checks whether suitable error messages are displayed.

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Quality Control & Quality Assurance

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Post date July 28, 2022
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The main difference is that QA is process oriented and QC is product or software oriented. Testing, therefore is product or software oriented and thus is in the Quality Control domain. Testing for quality isn’t assuring quality, it’s controlling it. Quality Assurance makes sure you are doing the right things, the right way.

QA/QC is the combination of quality assurance, the process or set of processes used to measure and assure the quality of a software, and quality control, the process of ensuring software and services meet consumer expectations.

The advantage of Quality Assurance is that the costs are reduced because there is less wastage and re-working of faulty products as the product is checked at every stage. It can help improve worker motivation as workers have more ownership and recognition for their work.

Quality control can reduce your inspection costs because you will have a better idea of your processes and more confidence in your company’s ability to turn out high-quality goods without error. The data collected during quality control can be used to ensure things are going smoothly.

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