1. The fundamentals of testing: Why is testing necessary? Harm caused by defects in software; root causes; testing and quality assurance; what is testing? General testing principles; Fundamental test process and the psychology of testing.
2. Testing throughout the software life cycle: Software development models; test levels, objectives, objects and targets of testing; functional, non-functional, structural and change-related testing; confirmation, regression and maintenance testing.
3. Static techniques: Reviews and the test process; typical formal review process; different types of review: informal review, technical review, walkthrough and inspection; static analysis tools.
4. Test design techniques: Identifying test conditions and designing test cases; equivalence partitioning; boundary value analysis; decision tables; state transition diagrams, use case testing; statement and decision coverage; control flows using statement testing and decision testing; experience based techniques; choosing techniques.
5. Business Analyst Skills Introduction to Business :
- Introduction to Business Process Analysis
- Why Business Analysis
- Roles and responsibilities of a Business Analyst
- Key concept of business analysis
- What is domain knowledge?
- How to adapt with different domains
6. Test management: Test organization, planning and estimation; ‘Standard for Software Test Documentation’ (IEEE 829); exit criteria; test progress monitoring and control; metrics and reporting; configuration management; risk and testing; incident management; incident reporting.
7. Tool support for testing: Types of test tool; effective use of tools; potential benefits and risks; introducing tools.
Target Audience
- The Certified Software Tester – Foundation Level certification is aimed at anyone involved in software testing and includes people in roles such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers.
- It is also appropriate for anyone who wants a basic understanding of software testing, such as project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, IT directors and management consultants.
- Holders of the Foundation Level Certificate will be able to go on to a higher level software testing (Intermediate and Advanced) certification
