This hands-on course provides software testers, test engineers, and test managers with the essential ideas, processes, tools, and skills they need in order to set themselves on a path for true testing professionalism. There is no better course to prepare for the ISTQB Foundation Level exam.

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Course objectives:

 These learning objectives are achieved by mastering detailed topics such as:

• Typical test objectives,
• Distinguishing testing from debugging,
• Explaining testing necessity,
• Understanding the relationship between testing and quality assurance,
• Differentiating root cause, error, defect, and failure,
• Summarizing testing principles and activities,
• Explaining context’s impact on testing,
• Detailing test ware supporting test activities,
• Emphasizing traceability’s value,
• Comparing different roles in testing,
• Exemplifying generic testing skills,
• Understanding the whole team approach’s advantages,
• Explaining software development lifecycle impact on testing,
• Recalling good testing practices,
• Summarizing test-first approaches,
• Discussing DevOps’ impact on testing,
• Explaining the shift-left approach,
• Using retrospectives for process improvement,
• Distinguishing test levels and types,
• Summarizing maintenance testing triggers,
• Recognizing products examined by static test techniques,
• Explaining static vs. dynamic testing,
• Identifying benefits of stakeholder feedback,
• Summarizing review process activities,
• Comparing review types,
• Recalling factors contributing to successful reviews,
• Distinguishing black-box, white-box, and experience-based test techniques,
• Utilizing equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision table testing, and state transition testing to derive test cases,
• Explaining statement and branch testing,
• Emphasizing white-box testing’s value,
• Explaining error guessing, exploratory testing, and checklist-based testing,
• Detailing user story writing collaboration with developers and business representatives,
• Classifying acceptance criteria options
• Using acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) to derive test cases.

 Course Includes

• Six months of unlimited access to the online course
• Course Outline: A general description of the course along with learning objectives, course materials, and an outline of the course topics, including approximate timings for each section.
• Note set: A set of approximately 550 PowerPoint slides covering the topics to be addressed.
• Sample Exams: Multiple sample exams are included to assess your readiness for the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation exam.
• Project Source Documents for Course Exercises: Specifications used in the realistic example project used in exercises for the course.
• Exercise & Solutions: A set of approximately 50 pages of detailed solutions for all exercises in the course.
• ISTQB Foundation Syllabus: The Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus which forms the basis for the International Software Testing Qualification at the Foundation Level.
• ISTQB Glossary: The latest glossary of terms used in Software Testing produced by member of the ISTQB.
• Information for those Pursuing Certification: Tips and advice on how to prepare for the exam.
• Bibliography and resources: A set of further readings, Web sites, tools, and other resources to help implement the concepts.
• Course completion certificate (often used for employer reimbursement)

Course Outlines

Six months of unlimited online access is provided with the course. Each section includes sample exam questions and exercises for main techniques.

Please note that timings are approximate, depending on attendee interest and discussion. All sections include interactive activities, discussions, and exercises.

1. Introduction (30 minutes)
2. Fundamentals of Testing (180 minutes)
   • What is Testing?
   • Why is Testing Necessary?
   • Test Activities, Test ware and Test Roles
   • Essential Skills and Good Practices in Testing
3. Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (130 minutes)
   • Testing in the Context of a Software Development Lifecycle
   • Test Levels and Test Types
   • Maintenance Testing
4. Static Testing (80 minutes)
   • Static Testing Basics
   • Feedback and Review Process
5. Test Analysis and Design (390 minutes)
   • Test Techniques Overview
   • Black-box Test Techniques
   • White-box Test Techniques
   • Experience-based Test Techniques
   • Collaboration-based Test Approaches
6. Managing the Test Activities (335 minutes)
   • Test Planning
   • Risk Management
   • Test Monitoring, Test Control and Test Completion
   • Configuration Management
   • Defect Management
7. Test Tools (20 minutes)
   • Tool Support for Testing
   • Benefits and Risks of Test Automation
8. Test Principles (15 minutes)
   • Seven Testing Principles

Recommended Readings

The course materials feature a comprehensive bibliography comprising books on software testing, project management, quality, and other relevant topics.

This course was accredited by the ISTQB. This course follows the ISTQB Foundation Level Syllabus v4.0. Blended e-learning, licenses, and volume discounts are also available for companies. Login instructions to be emailed.