Advanced Software Testing
Venue: Residenza di Ripetta
Event Date/Time: Nov 19, 2008 | End Date/Time: Nov 21, 2008 |
Description
This course will build on basic testing principles and introduce new methods to teach testers how to:
• Describe the major software development lifecycles and how testing fits into those methodologies
• Develop a test strategy
• Write a high-level test plan
• Develop test scripts and test cases using a wide variety of techniques
• Create decision tables
• Get the most testing from the least number of test cases
• Track and control test scripts and cases
• Assess risk from the project, technical and Business perspectives
• Describe which tools are the best to use in a particular test
• Describe effective test tools available
• Write meaningful test reports
• Measure your testing efforts
• Use the results from testing to improve the testing process and other processes
RANDY RICE
He is a leading author, speaker and consultant in the field of software Testing and Software Quality. Mr. Rice, a Certified Software Quality Analyst, Certified Software Tester, Certified Software Test Manager and an ASTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level (CTFL), has worked with organizations worldwide to improve the quality of their information systems and optimize their testing processes.
Mr. Rice is a member of the American Software Testing Qualifications Board and has been published by the Journal of the Quality Assurance Institute, Crosstalk, Client/Server Computing, Powersoft Applications Developer and Enterprise Systems Journal. He is a regular speaker at international conferences on software testing in North America and Europe, and is also publisher of The Software Quality Advisor. He is co-author with William E. Perry of the books: “Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Testing†and “Testing Dirty Systemsâ€. Mr. Rice served as Chair of the Quality Assurance Institute’s International Software Testing Conference and was a founding member of the Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) certification program. He also serves on the board of directors for the American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB).