The
‘Test Techniques – Practitioner Level' workshop provides delegates with
practical guidance on the application of advanced test case design techniques
(and measures of test coverage), and advice on the choice of which of these
techniques and measures to use. The aim is to extend the delegate's toolset
of techniques from which they can then choose most effectively.
This
one-day tutor-led workshop includes slides, exercises and practical work, and
uses a hands-on approach based on group exercises and discussions. It is
highly-interactive, allowing attendees to learn from the experience of the
instructor and each other, and, owing to its interactive nature, each workshop
is restricted to a maximum of 18 delegates.
This
workshop provides delegates with practical hands-on experience of applying static
analysis and test case design techniques to example problems relating to both
code and business processes, each of which is supported by model answers.
The
course focuses on black and white box approaches as applied to both code,
decision logic and business processes, but each workshop will be tailored to
the preferences of the audience on the day. All the techniques covered
will conform to those defined in the new ISO/IEC/IEEE29119 Software Testing
Standards and the BCS Software Component Testing Standard.
Advice
will also be provided on how to decide which of the techniques will be most
effective for a given situation, based on both experience and the latest
experimental results.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
The
workshop is principally aimed at testers and test engineers who have already
attended the Test techniques – Foundation level course who want to improve the
quality and effectiveness of the tests they (or their testers) design, and who
want to ensure that they are fully aware of current best industry practices.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
There are no formal entry requirements,
but this course follows on from techniques covered in the Test Techniques-
Foundation Level
COURSE CONTENT:
·
Static analysis &
dynamic testing
·
Control flow analysis
·
Data flow analysis
·
System architectures and
call graph analysis
·
Dynamic white-box testing
·
Condition,
decision/condition, modified condition decision, multiple condition testing
·
Path
testing
·
Dynamic
black-box testing
·
Use-case
testing
·
Choosing test techniques
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objectives for introduction to test
techniques:
· To
give attendees an awareness of the benefits of using static analysis to
identify test objectives and risks
· To
give attendees experience in applying static analysis & structure-based test
design techniques
· To
give attendees experience in applying black-box approaches to business process
via use-cases
· To
give attendees an appreciation of how test techniques are appropriate for
different systems under test and/or different levels of risk
· To
give attendees an appreciation of how these techniques are used to create test
cases and measure test coverage
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
ISTQB Foundation, ISTQB Agile or Mobile App Tester extensions