Chapter 1:
Testing Process

• Test Planning, Monitoring and Control
• Test Analysis and Test Design
• Test Implementation and Test Execution
• Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting
• Test Closure Activities

Chapter 2:
Test Management

• Test Management in Context
• Risk-Based Testing and Other
• Approaches for Test Prioritization and Effort Allocation
• Test Documentation and Other Work Products
• Test Estimation
• Defining and Using Test Metrics
• Business Value of Testing
• Distributed, Outsourced, and Insourced Testing
• Managing the Application of Industry Standards

Chapter 3:
Reviews

• Management Reviews and Audits
• Managing Reviews and Metrics for Reviews
• Managing Formal Reviews

Chapter 4:
Defect Management

• The Defect Lifecycle and the Software Development Lifecycle
• Defect Report Information
• Assessing Process Capability with Defect Reporting Information

Chapter 5:
Improving the Testing Process
Test Improvement Process

• Improving the Test Process
• Improving the Test Process with TMMi
• Improving the Test Process with TPI Next
• Improving the Test Process with CTP
• Improving the Test Process with STEP

Chapter 6:
Test Tools and Automation

• Tool Selection
• Tool Lifecycle
• Tool Metrics

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Learn to manage a testing project by implementing the mission, goals and testing processes established for the testing organization
• Learn to organize and lead risk identification and risk analysis sessions and use the result of such sessions for test automation, planning, monitoring and control
• Create and implement test plans consistent with organizational policies and strategies
• Able to propose a business case for test activities which outlines the costs and benefits expected
• Assess and report relevant and timely test status to project stakeholders
• Ensure proper communication within the test team and with other project stakeholders
• Able to participate in test process improvement initiatives