Synopsis

To ensure project success, planning and executing the testing process must begin as soon as the vision and scope for the solution takes shape. As the requirements for the solution are elicited, the business analyst and the test team develop and refine a master test plan. This plan incorporates test strategies to identify any defects in the requirements, solution or corresponding documentation.

In this interactive course, participants work to develop a master test plan under the guidance of an experienced instructor as well as perform exercises designed to help establish a risk-based and comprehensive master test strategy for a testing effort - activities which help the business analyst ensure that all requirements trace back to the business need.

Attendees of this course will develop the competencies required to create test cases and scenarios in order to ensure adequate test coverage according to the risk level. They will also learn about the different levels and types of testing commonly used in solution development today.

Reminder: Prior to taking this course, delegates should have acquired the background as taught in Eliciting and Managing Requirements and should not take Software Testing for Better Project Management.

Learn

• Explain and apply the role of business analysis in the testing process
• Validate business requirements documentation and analyse models with stakeholders
• Verify that the solution conforms to technical specifications
• Recognise the importance of a testing methodology
• Decide what to test, and trace those requirements throughout the solution development life cycle (SDLC)
• Develop and execute a test plan
• Describe various testing techniques
• Explain how business analysis informs and contributes to testing
• Discuss the testing process from user and acceptance testing to component testing
• Explain the relationship between test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scenarios

Topics

• Executing the Plan

  Executing and Updating the Master Test Plan

  Managing Changes to Test Strategies and Business Requirements

  Reviewing the Acceptance Test

• Introduction to Testing

  Recognising the Importance of Testing

  Recognising the BA Role in the Testing Process

  Differentiating between Validation and Verification

  Validating the requirements and models

  Verifying the Solution

• Levels and Types of Testing

  Using the V-Model of Testing

  Planning the Different Levels of Testing

  Planning the Different Types of Testing

• Planning Testing

  Identifying the Roles for Developing the Master Test Plan

  Documenting the Components of the Master Test Plan

  Compiling the Master Test Plan

  Planning for Changes in Requirements, Risk, and Quality

• Test Case Design Techniques

  Developing Test Scenarios and Test Cases

  Converting Use Case Scenarios to Test Scenarios

  Performing Black Box and Glass Box Testing

  Ensuring Test Coverage is Risk-Driven

  Using Test Tools

• Testing from the BA Perspective

  Testing and Assessing that Business and User Requirements are Met

  Performing User Testing and Acceptance Testing

  Conducting a Satisfaction Assessment

  Performing Usability Testing during Unit, Integration, System, and User Testing

  Conducting a Pilot Implementation Testing

  Managing and Prioritising Risk and Developing Risk Response Strategies

• The Master Test Strategy

  Defining the Master Test Strategy

  Identifying Test Goals

  Defining the Test Strategies for each Level of Testing

  Identifying the Likelihood and Impact of Defects when Developing the Master Test Strategy

  Documenting the Master Test Strategy

• The Testing Process

  Identifying the IT Strategy

  Identifying the Testing Life Cycle

  Aligning the Solution Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the Testing Life Cycle

  Recognising the Importance of Test Methodologies

  Employing Traceability and Defect Analysis