Agile Testing Methods for Developers and Testers

Module 1: Testing in an Agile Environment

General testing theory

• Evaluating the key testing principles

• Differentiating between Agile and traditional practices

• Introducing the theory and purpose of Agile Testing

Transitioning to Agile software development processes

• Mapping Agile principles and values to testing

• Inspecting Agile testing quadrants

• Benefiting from Test Driven Development (TDD)

• Automating testing for better Agility

Module 2: Confirming Customer Satisfaction

Acquiring a test basis

• Testing the charter and key features

• Focusing on customer value and user personas

• Writing useful test cases from user stories

• Developing Story Acceptance Criteria

Automating through Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD)

• Designing the anatomy of an Agile Test

• Creating a Test Idea Catalog

• Refining a Definition of Done and Ready

• Anticipating validation criteria through Behavior Driven Development (BDD)

Preparing for User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Specifying by examples and scenarios

• Enabling Usability and Exploratory Testing

• Performing Story-Mapping for better coverage

• Managing the UAT processes

Module 3: Implementing Developer and Technology Testing

Building proficiency with TDD

• Defining the unit candidates for testing

• Achieving green-light success

• Identifying good tests

• Dealing with large systems

Validating for FURPS+ (Functional, Usability, Reliability, Performance, Supportability)

• Finding non-functional testing patterns

• Simulating interfaces and conducting performance testing through automation

• Evaluating legacy systems

Module 4: Test Management

Test strategy and planning

• Creating a risk-based approach to release planning

• Coordinating day-to-day through a lightweight test plan

• Declaring rules on zero-bug tolerance and defect tracking

• Using metrics to measure success

Successful delivery management

• Implementing continuous integration and deployment

• Setting up JIT (Just In Time) test environments

• Organizing post-release testing

Team mindset and culture

• Working toward a whole team approach to quality

• Designing software with high testability attributes

• Sharing testing responsibilities between developers and testers

• Collaborating on complex and distributed team projects