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Testing Internet and Web Applications
This session provides a quick start in what developers, testers and users need to know about testing software designed for use on the Internet, intranets and extranets. The testing process covered in this course can be used from testing simple web pages to major e-commerce and database applications.
Testing Client/Server Applications: A Risk-Based Approach
This course presents a practical "how to" approach for testing client/server systems based on risk factors that have been identified in client/server projects. The course starts out by discussing the basics of testing to establish a common terminology and then proceeds to describe the risk-based planning process for client/server testing. Test planning and automated test tools for client/server testing are discussed. Team-based exercises reinforce the concepts of building a client/server test strategy and performing a risk assessment.
Test planning and automated test tools for client/server testing are discussed.
Team-based exercises reinforce the concepts of building a client/server test strategy and performing a risk assessment
Testing Object-Oriented Systems
This course is a must for test professionals who are charged with the responsibility of testing object-oriented. It offers clear understanding of what the object technology really is and how it impacts software testing. New techniques for testing object oriented systems are discussed.
In this course, you will learn: 1) A complete understanding of the object-oriented technology. 2) Learn the difference between object-oriented methods and structured methods. 3) Learn how the object-oriented technology impacts software quality. 4) Learn how testing object-oriented systems is different. 5) Learn effective techniques for testing object-oriented systems
Structured User Acceptance Testing
This course is designed for users, testers and developers who want to learn how to test computer systems from the business or operational perspective. This testing approach is valuable for testing the changes required for the Year 2000. The techniques presented are of a structural nature and the class exercises take the participants completely through the process of structured user acceptance testing. In addition to the process of acceptance testing, interpersonal issues are discussed. The workshop contains three team-based exercises which focus on having the participants write a test strategy, define test scenarios based on business processes and define business test cases.
Becoming an Effective Test Team Leader
This two-day session is designed for test leaders and test managers, people who expect to be in a test leadership role, or people who lead other test managers and test leaders. The main objective of this session is to teach you how to be the very best test manager and leader. This course also answers the question, "What does it mean to be the best?" There are many people functioning as test managers, but how many are really leading the team? In leading a test team, you must not only understand the basics of software testing, but you must also understand your own organizational culture. Team-based exercises reinforce the concepts of facilitating team activities and performing leadership activities.
Software Test Planning and Design
This course is essential to every software professional involved in software testing: Programmers interested in performing effective unit testing, development or test managers struggling to gain a better control over the different test activities and the quality of the software product, test engineers and test analysts interested in performing effective planning, designing, and monitoring all test activities. This course addresses both black-box and white-box test case design techniques, how to write a complete test plan and a complete test design specification.
Software Risk Management Techniques
This course presents risk management methods that are different from conventional methods. It is based on the original work and 40 years practical experience of the instructor.
In this course, you will learn how to: 1) Identify even subtle risks. 2) Document risks permanently so they are not forgotten. 3) Evaluate the severity of risks. 4) Reduce risks once identified. 5) Reduce the �worst case� by early frequent feedback. 6) Reduce risks by improving project management and software engineering processes. 7) Control risks that creep up during projects. 8) Keep risks under control even with relatively inexperienced staff. 9) Set management policy regarding risks. 10) Get out of project "jams". 11) Build a culture where everyone at every stage is risk conscious. 12) Motivate people to care about risks to project success
Practical Techniques for Software Quality Assurance
The software quality assurance function has been misunderstood by many organizations. This course is intended for every software quality professional looking for practical techniques and approaches to achieve software quality. It will provide practical advice to help organizations establish a quality assurance function. Although this course does not exclude testing as an effective means to controlling the quality of software, it will discuss many other approaches that can achieve much higher levels of quality with less resources. The course will focus on building quality into software rather than just controlling quality at the end.
Software Requirements Exploration and Definition
Experience shows that up to 80% of the maintenance effort is spent to fix problems from requirements errors. Although functional requirements seem to be the most important to the user, most software disasters result from poor quality software. Quality requirements are the least understood requirements by both customers and developers. Although never talked about, quality requirements seem to be an assumed customer expectation. Well-understood, well-defined and managed requirements are the basis for effective testing of the software system. Tracing requirements to other software and testware components is crucial to the gaining control over the development process.
In this course you will learn: 1) How to use effective techniques to explore and define system requirements. 2) How to refine requirements for both achievability and testability. 3) How to address both functional and quality requirements with different user groups. 4) How to maintain a robust requirement database throughout the development and maintenance phases. 5) How to systematically convert quality requirements to implementation actions.
Improving Software Quality with Inspections and Reviews
Software inspections have proved to be very effective in capturing more defects early enough to avoid the cost of rework. Also, many types of defects can only be found by inspection. Yet, many organizations are struggling to make the inspection process effective and to achieve the real benefits of inspections. This course will examine the different elements that make an effective inspection process and help you establish a process which is customized for your organization. This course is a must for all software persons involved in the software development and maintenance process including managers of all levels.
In this course, you will learn: 1) What the real benefits of inspections are. 2) How to achieve the most value of your inspection effort. 3) The different factors affecting the inspection process. 4) The different forms of inspection and when to use each of them. 5) How to establish different process variations to fit different environment. 6) How to effectively monitor your inspection process to improve its effectiveness. 7) Most importantly, learn from instructor�s real experience with inspections.
Software Project Management: An Evolutionary Approach
The Evolutionary ("Evo") Project Management Method has proved to be the most successful software project management method. It was used in the IBM "Cleanroom" method and is a de facto DoD and IEEE standard and is used by both HP and Microsoft. This course will make you aware of a powerful proven method for getting control of projects through feedback and adjustment to reality, rather than by guessing at unknowable factors in advance. This method can also be used to restructure existing delayed projects and get them delivered earlier than otherwise possible.
In this course, you will learn: 1) A systematic method for planning any project, which focuses on the customer end results, rather than technical. 2) Construction details. 3) How to quantify and specify the critical benefits and qualities of your project. 4) 18 specific tactics for how to decompose large project phases into smaller doable steps. 5) How to make use of the early implementation experience facts to adjust your project for desired success criteria. 6) How to prioritize some steps and calculate residual priority based on actual progress towards requirements.
Software Project Management: Essential Practices
"If you don’t know where you are going, any road will do", and "If you don’t know where you are, a map won’t help". It is of critical importance to develop a well defined plan based upon a structured planning process before beginning any software development effort. It is of equal importance to incorporate the use of that plan along with basic software project assessment and control practices during the development of the project. Essential Software Project Management Practices emphasizes the techniques, activities, and tools necessary to successfully manage the software process, i.e. the techniques activities and tools to develop a well defined plan (understand where you are going), to assess status (knowing where you are) and to institute corrective measures (getting you back on course). In this course, you will learn: 1) An understanding of the major planning activities. 2) What is a Work Breakdown Structure and how does it become the basis for the project schedule. 3) Macro and Detailed Effort and Duration Estimation. 4) What constitutes a Project Management Plan. 5) How to Manage and Control Requirements. 6) How to Monitor Cost and Schedule using Earned Value. 7) Critical Path Method. 8) What are the basic elements of Risk Management. 9) Understand the need to assess the current process of software development to establish plans to improve that process. 10) Tools that support the project management process
Entry added February 22, 1999.
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