Chapter 1:
The Technical Test Analyst’s Tasks in Risk-Based Testing

• Risk Assessment
• Risk Mitigation

Chapter 2:
Structure-Based Testing

• Condition Testing
• Decision Condition Testing
• Modified Condition/Decision Coverage (MC/DC)
• Multiple Condition Testing
• Path Testing
• API Testing
• Selecting a Structure-Based Technique

Chapter 3:
Analytical Techniques

• Static Analysis
• Dynamic Analysis

Chapter 4:
Quality Characteristics for Technical Testing

• General Planning Issues
• Security Testing
• Reliability Testing
• Performance Testing
• Resource Utilization
• Maintainability Testing
• Portability Testing

Chapter 5:
Review

• Introduction
• Using Checklists in Reviews

Chapter 6:
Test Tools and Automation

• Integration and Information Interchange Between Tools
• Defining the Test Automation Project
• Specific Test Tools

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

• Perform the appropriate testing activities based on the particular software development lifecycle being used
• Recognize and classify the typical risks associated with the performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability of software systems
• Create test plans which detail the planning, design and execution of tests for mitigating performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability risks
• Select and apply appropriate structural design techniques to ensure that tests provide an adequate level of confidence, based on code coverage and design coverage
• Effectively participate in technical reviews with developers and software architects applying knowledge of typical mistakes made in code and architecture
• Recognize risks in code and software architecture and create test plan elements to mitigate those risks through dynamic analysis
• Propose improvements to the security, maintainability and testability of code by applying static analysis
• Outline the costs and benefits to be expected from introducing particular types of test automation
• Select appropriate tools to automate technical testing tasks
• Understand the technical issues and concepts in applying test automation