COURSE OBJECTIVE:
• Position the activities of the BA in the complete verification and validation process
• Use testing terminology in a standardized way
• Use risk to drive the validation effort and therefore use project money wisely
• Make decisions on what not to test for defects
• Plan appropriate (risk-based) techniques to find defects in the BRD, that is, validate the BRD
• Plan appropriate (risk-based) functional testing techniques at the BA level to find defects
• Plan appropriate (risk based) glass box testing techniques for processes to find defects
• Check and test usability
• Choose appropriate (customer-selected) tests for acceptance, that is, compliance to requirements
• Manage test data and information
• Manage requirements problems and test failures
• Document the plans (activities, resources, risks)
• Gain acceptance, install the product, and validate to business needs
TARGET AUDIENCE:
• Business analysts who have some testing experiencing and want one or more of the following:
• A more formal understanding
• To be more efficient
• To standardize across a group, department, or organization
• Business analysts who don't know anything about testing and want to learn how to do it
• Project managers who want to understand BA terminology and how the BA sees risks
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
• GK2919,Business Analysis Essentials
• GK2964, Requirements Development, Documentation and Management
COURSE CONTENT:
1. Testing and the BA
• Good Testing and Checking
• Project Team Verification and Validation Process
• Types of Testing
• Ways to Verify and Validate
2. High-Level BA Validation
• Your Budget and Risk Management
• Estimating the Risks of Defects in the System
• Developing a High-Level Validation Strategy and Budget
3. Finding Defects in the BRD
• Characteristics of a Good BRD
• Techniques of Finding Defects in a BRD
• Choosing the Appropriate Technique
4. Planning Testing
• Structured Testing
• Mid-Level Test Strategy
• Test Cases
5. BA-Level Functional Testing in the Automated System
• Black Box Testing
• Black Box Testing Techniques
• Automated Low-Level Test Strategy
6. BA Validation of Processes
• Validating Processes
• Glass Box Testing Techniques
• Process Low-Level Test Strategy
7. Usability Validation
• The Importance of Usability
• Usability Validation by the BA
• Getting Users Involved in Validation
• Usability Testing
8. Documenting the Test Plan
• Capturing the BA Test Plan
• Formal BA Test Plan
9. Acceptance, Installation, and Validation to Business Needs
• Acceptance
• Installing the System
• Validating to the Business Needs
• Completing the Project
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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