Learn The Ins & Outs Of Software Testing & Become A Tester - SW Testing From A Practical Perspective | Simpliv

• 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

• 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