Agile Software Testing

Learn Agile Software Testing and it's Principles, Practices, Process, Methods, Techniques and Tools


What you'll learn
Learn how to do effective agile software testing
Learn the key skills needed to be an effective software tester in Agile Software Development projects
Understand how software testing fits into an Agile software development lifecycle and the role of a software tester on an agile software development team
Apply Agile Test Design and Implementation Techniques to effectively perform software testing tasks on an agile team.

Requirements
No testing or software development experience necessary. Having taken an introductory software course such as Aspiricity's Software Testing Foundations is recommended but not required. This is a introductory level course for learning Agile Software Testing and its application as a software tester.

Description
This course looks at the changing role of a software tester on an Agile software development team. It reviews how testing concepts, practices and techniques differ between agile and traditional software testing approaches. Participants will learn and apply concepts and techniques in real world inspired exercises and check their knowledge and understanding using sample questions. The course will cover materials tested by and prepare participants for taking the ISTQB® Agile Tester Extension certification exam.
Course Objectives
Introduce participants to agile software development methodologies and discuss the changes to the role, activities and skills needed for a software tester in an agile work environment
Develop a broad understanding of agile software testing concepts, practices and techniques.
Prepare participants to confidently and successfully challenge the ISTQB® Agile Tester Extension certification exam
Ensure participants can actively apply what they have learned in practical exercises that model real world software testing activities
Course Specifications
This course is the online version of Aspiricity’s Agile Software Testing course, which was written based on the ISTQB® Agile Tester Extension syllabus. The total time to complete the course will vary due to individual time required to complete quizzes and exercises. The course contains nearly five hours of video lecture content, six exercises throughout the course, and three quizzes (at the end of each chapter).
Course Outline
Agile Software Development
This section introduces what agile software development is, how it was developed, and what principles it is based on. Additionally it examines the whole team approach that underlies most agile software development methodologies and the key activities that comprise agile approaches.
Fundamentals of Agile Testing
This topic reviews the new skills and role of an Agile tester, along with understanding the differences in principles, practices and processes between Agile and Traditional testing approaches.
Agile Testing Methods, Techniques and Tools
This section investigates the methods for conducting software testing, techniques that can be used, and tools that support testing in an agile software development project.
Who this course is for:
People looking to start (or build upon) a career in Agile software testing, or wanting to add formal agile software testing skills to other IT or Agile Software Development skillsets

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