Software Testing from a Practical Perspective

This course is designed for non-testers, beginners or anyone who is interested to start a new career in the software testing field to become a software tester
Non IT background is also encouraged
A computer with internet connection is required

What you will learn
Identify soft and hard skills needed to be a Software Test Professional
Make decisions to develop missing skills needed to do the job
Learn how to monitor your progress
Gain insight into software testing market demand
Learn how to employ your skills at workplace
Gain familiarity with typical IT organization structure and departments
Gain familiarity with people roles and responsibilities at workplace
Appreciate how important is to be proactive and a team player
Cope and adapt with awkward situations at workplace
Turn awkward situations at workplace to your advantage
Be determined, proactive and use your own initiative all the way through
Develop and sharpen your skills to cope with unforeseen circumstances at workplace
Learn how to multi-task to cope with unusual situations
Observe minor details around you and at workplace
Be proactive to develop own knowledge, capabilities and self-motivation
Gain insight into other software testing jobs
Familiarize yourself with other software tools and applications
Gain insight into how to get software testing jobs
How to start as a software tester in the UK
How to start your own LTD or Umbrella company in the UK
How to prepare yourself for job interview questions
By the end of this course you will be able to perform the following software testing roles:

Software Test Analyst
Software Test Designer
Software Test Executor
Software requirements: Functional & Non-Functional:

Learn the difference between functional & non-Functional software requirement specifications
Analyze software requirement specifications
Extract functional requirements
Learn that software requirement can be modeled as Use Cases
Gain familiarity with Unified Modelling Language
Test Phases, STLC, Test Case Design and Test Data:

The important phases of Software Test Life Cycle
Software Test Life Cycle phases, test types and what each phase involves
How test is organized within the overall project plan
How to organize your test efforts
Create, set preconditions and prepare test data for test cases
Link test cases to requirements
Use structured test design approach to find bugs early
Know the success of software product relies on its quality
Learn why software testing considered necessary to the quality
How to link user events, actions or flows to preconditions
The difference between dummy and real client data
How test data can uniquely identify a future defect
The difference between valid and invalid inputs
How to define and create test case template
The minimum data columns required for a test template
How to come up with a new test template
How a test template can measure software traceability & test coverage
How test template can aid test reporting
How to differentiate between defects and correct behavior
How to write positive test case scenarios
How to write negative test case scenarios
How to challenge application or system under test
How to raise defects during test cycles
Manual Test Case Execution, Manual vs Automated testing:

How to manually execute test steps
How to create a report template using Excel or Word applications
How to compile end of test report
Compare Manual vs Automated testing plug-ins & tools
Jira, X-Ray & Confluence:

(NB: This tool is closely related to the course and you will need to sign-up)

Create and Delete projects
Create user stories
Create tests & link to user stories
Create project releases versions & components
Link tests to software versions & components
Edit and change existing components
Create or import manual test steps from CSV file fromat
Create test preconditions
The difference between epic, story and tasks
Create issues, bugs, tasks and epics
Confluence collaboration tool basics
Create How-to articles confluence pages
Create Confluence project workspace
Execute Jira tests
Implement Agile projects
Edit and view issue details
Create and save filters
Create scrum boards
Create project dashboards
Use default project board
Use gadgets to customize project dashboard
Edit filters and share with project team or group
Make filter columns visible or invisible
Build project backlog
Prioritize Scrum backlog issues
Identify sprint workload activities
Use active sprints to organize & monitor issues
Estimate story efforts in hours, days or weeks
Report on current sprint status
Generate X-Ray test coverage, traceability & other reports
Export X-Ray reports to CSV file format
Export Test Cases to CSV file format
Software Development frameworks: Agile & Waterfall:

The difference between Agile and Waterfall development frameworks
The quality attributes of Agile framework
Familiarize yourself with rapid development, continuous release integration & delivery
Gain familiarity with software testing in Agile environment
This course, has Assignments, Challenges and Quizzes

What are the benefits when you buy this course?

Life time access to the course video lectures downloads and updates
Full support from the instructor all aspects of software testing & testing career

This course is designed for non-testers, beginners or anyone who is interested to start a new career in the software testing field to become a software tester.
No IT background is necessary.

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