ISTQB Software Testing Foundation - United Kingdom

ISTQB Software Testing Foundation Course Outline

Domain 1: Fundamentals of Testing

Module 1: What is Testing?

• What is Testing?
• Testing and Debugging

Module 2: Why is Testing Necessary?

• Why is Testing Necessary?
• Testing’s Contributions to Success
• Testing and Quality Assurance (QA)
• Errors, Defects, Failures, and Root Causes

Module 3: Testing Principles

• Testing Principles

Module 4: Test Activities, Testware and Test Roles

• Test Activities and Tasks
• Test Process in Context
• Testware
• Traceability Between the Test Basis and Test Work Products
• Testing Roles

Module 5: Essential Skills and Good Practices in Testing

• Generic Skills Required for Testing
• Whole Team Approach
• Advantages of the Whole Team Approach
• Independence of Testing
• Levels of Independence

Domain 2: Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle

Module 1: Testing in the Context of a Software Development Lifecycle

• Software Development and Software Testing
• Software Development Life Cycle Models
• Impact of the Software Development Lifecycle on Testing
• Software Development Lifecycle and Good Testing Practices
• Software Development Models
• Testing as a Driver for Software Development
• DevOps and Testing
• Shift Left Approach
• Retrospectives and Process Improvement

Module 2: Test Levels and Test Types

• Test Levels
• Component Testing
• Integration Testing
• System Testing
• System Integration Testing (SIT)
• Acceptance Testing
• Test Types
• Confirmation Testing and Regression Testing

Module 3: Maintenance Testing

• Maintenance Testing

Domain 3: Static Testing

Module 1: Static Testing Basics

• Static Testing Basics
• Work Products Examinable by Static Testing
• Value of Static Testing
• Differences between Static Testing and Dynamic Testing

Module 2: Feedback and Review Process

• Feedback and Review Process
• Review Process Activities
• Roles and Responsibilities in Reviews
• Review Types
• Success Factors for Reviews

Domain 4: Test Analysis and Design

Module 1: Test Techniques Overview

• Test Techniques Overview

Module 2: Black-box Test Techniques

• Equivalence Partitioning
• Exercise
• Boundary Value Analysis
• Exercise
• Decision Table Testing
• Exercise
• State Transition Testing
• Exercise

Module 3: White-box Test Techniques

• White-box Test Techniques
• Statement Testing and Statement Coverage
• Branch Testing and Branch Coverage
• The Value of White-box Testing

Module 4: Experience-based Test Techniques

• Error Guessing
• Exploratory Testing
• Checklist-Based Testing

Module 5: Collaboration-based Test Approaches

• Collaboration-based Test Approaches
• Example 1: E-Commerce Website Checkout Feature
• Example 2: Hospital Management Software
• Exercise
• Collaboration-based Test Approaches

Domain 5: Managing the Test Activities

Module 1: Test Planning

• Purpose and Content of a Test Plan
• Tester's Contribution to Iteration and Release Planning
• Entry Criteria and Exit Criteria
• Estimation Techniques
• Example
• Test Case Prioritisation
• Example: Risk-Based Prioritisation
• Test Case Prioritisation
• Example: Test Case Prioritisation
• Test Case Prioritisation
• Example: Requirements-Based Prioritisation
• Exercise
• Test Pyramid
• Testing Quadrants

Module 2: Risk Management

• Risk Definition
• Risk Attributes
• Project and Product Risks
• Project Risks
• Product Risk Analysis
• Product Risk Analysis: Risk Identification
• Risk Control
• Risk Control – Risk Mitigation
• Risk Control – Risk Mitigation (Example)
• Risk Control – Risk Monitoring
• Risk Control – Risk Monitoring (Example)

Module 3: Test Monitoring, Test Control and Test Completion

• Test Monitoring
• Test Reporting
• Communicating the Status of Testing

Module 4: Configuration Management

Configuration Management

Module 5: Defect Management

• Defect Management
• Exercise

Domain 6: Test Tools

Module 1: Tool Support for Testing

• The Meaning and Purpose of Tool Support
• Tool Support for Testing

Module 2: Benefits and Risks of Test Automation

• Benefits and Risks of Test Automation