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Training program

Software Testing & Quality Assurance

Software testing is an investigation that gives stakeholders clear information about the quality of a product. This hands-on course turns that idea into a job-ready skill set.

What this course offers

A practical, end-to-end curriculum — much of it hands-on — mapped to the standards and tools employers actually use.

Manual Testing

  • Requirement types, discussed with examples
  • Creating test scenarios (hands-on)
  • Formal and informal reviews (hands-on)
  • Requirements coverage & traceability matrix (hands-on)
  • Creating system test cases (hands-on)

Test Execution

  • Reporting defects and the defect life cycle
  • System test plans & system test reports
  • Creating UAT test cases
  • UAT test plans & reports
  • Web testing

Software Quality Assurance — SDLC models

Work through the models teams really use:

  • Waterfall (hands-on)
  • RAD & JAD
  • V-Model (testing)
  • Spiral
  • Agile — Scrum (hands-on)

QA & Testing Frameworks

  • CMMI
  • TMMi
  • ITIL v3

Risk Analysis & Estimation

  • Shewhart cycle (PDCA) and control charts
  • Root cause analysis: Ishikawa method & cause mapping
  • Estimation: Delphi, Yellow Sticky, COCOMO II

Quality, Metrics & Standards

  • Quality, quality attributes and quality assurance
  • Pareto charts and testing metrics
  • Interview questions & terminology (IEEE, ISTQB standards)
  • FDA-regulated testing: 21 CFR Part 11 (electronic signatures); Class 1, 2 & 3 medical devices

Test Tools & Interview Prep

  • Quality Center (test management)
  • Quick Test Professional (QTP)
  • Interview preparation and resume building

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