Description
This training course is especially recommended for testers who have just begun, or soon expect, to work on an Agile project. It goes beyond the mechanics of testing to cover the most important single success factor for an Agile team: the various ways in which all members of the team should collaborate to deliver high quality at speed, and the special contribution that testers can make to that. It is also recommended for testers who have an Agile background and wish to demonstrate their proficiency by obtaining ISTQB® certification.
The ISTQB® courses on this page are offered by Tesena s.r.o., accredited training provider. Certification tests are provided by the Czech and Slovak Testing Board, z.s.
Goals
- Collaborate in an inter-functional agile team and get to know
- principles and basic procedures of agile software development.
- Adapt existing testing experience and knowledge to agile values and principles.
- Support the agile team in planning test-related activities.
- Apply relevant methods and techniques for testing in an agile project.
- Assist the Agile team with test automation activities.
- Assist business partners in defining clear and testable user scenarios, requirements and criteria.
- Work effectively and share information with other team members
- communication styles and channels.
- Understand the roles and skills of the tester in Agile projects.
- Understand agile testing techniques and methods.
- Assess product quality risks within an agile project.
- Estimate testing efforts based on iterative content and quality risks.
- Use tools effectively in agile projects.
Target
Testers, of course, whatever their job title, from the most junior up to management level. Others can also benefit, including anybody who wants to understand what they can expect from testers on an Agile project: developers and their managers, business analysts, product owners, Scrum masters, project managers, quality managers and IT consultants.Contents
Chapter 1: Agile Software Development
- the principles on which it is based the characteristics of the main Agile approaches.
Chapter 2: Fundamental Agile Testing Principles, Practices And Processes
- the differences between testing in traditional and Agile approaches
- how to measure the status of testing in Agile projects
- the role and skills needed of a tester in an Agile team.
Chapter 3: Agile Testing Methods, Techniques and Tools
- the methods that are appropriate for Agile testing
- how to assess quality risks and estimate test effort
- test techniques that are useful in Agile projects
- tool support for Agile testing.
Prerequisites
In order to take the Agile Tester certification exam, it is necessary to already have the Foundation level core certificate. There is, however, no pre-requisite for attending the training course.Study Materials
The materials are in electronic form.
