ISTQB Foundation

The Foundation Level qualification is aimed at professionals who need to demonstrate practical knowledge of the fundamental concepts of software testing.

This includes people in roles such as test designers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and IT Professionals.

The Foundation Level qualification is also appropriate for anyone who needs a basic understanding of software testing, such as project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, IT directors and management consultants.  

Learning Objectives:

• ISTQB - Courseware Through presentation, discussion, and hands-on exercises, attendees will learn to:
• Explain the effects and harm bugs can cause
• Articulate the necessity of testing
• Describe the role of testing in quality assurance
• Identify the common objectives, principles, and purposes of testing
• Introduce structured, pre-planned testing processes
• Adapt to and manage the psychological factors for testing success
• Relate development and test activities
• Adapt software development models to the context of the project and product
• Plan to introduce a test tool into an organization
• State the goals of a proof-of-concept for test tool evaluation
• Explain the factors required for good tool support

Outline:

• 1. Fundamentals of testing
• Why is testing necessary
• What is testing
• General testing principles
• Fundamental test process
• Psychology of testing
• Code of Ethics
• 2. Testing throughout the software life cycle
• Software development models
• Test levels
• Test types
• Maintenance testing
• 3. Static techniques
• Static Techniques and the test process
• Review process
• Static analysis by tools
• 4. Test Design Techniques
• Test Development Process
• Categories of test design techniques
• Specification-based or black-box techniques
• Structure-based or white-box techniques
• Experience-based techniques
• Choosing test techniques
• 5. Test management
• Test organization
• Test planning and estimation
• Test progress monitoring and control
• Configuration management
• Risk and testing
• Incident management
• 6. Tool support for testing
• Types of test tools
• Effective use of tools: potential benefits and risks
• Introducing a tool into an organization