Objectives

The objectives of the seminar are to:

• Understand the need for managing the testing project within an enterprise information management program
• Understand the need to manage the testing activities as part of a software development project
• Successfully plan testing activities, including prioritizing tests, managing resources and estimating time and efforts
• Explain the various approaches to testing and their advantages and limitations
• Use tools and techniques for effectively managing the information and artifacts used in the testing project

Seminar Content

Introduction, Definitions

• Challenges of software development
• Role of testing in the development process
• Role of Enterprise Information Management (EIM) in testing
• Need for a separate testing process and management

Quality Overview

• Definition
• Goals and objectives
• Costs of quality
• Data quality management – an EIM component
• Processes, standards, guidelines in testing

Project Planning Overview

• Project Scope and Critical Success Factors
• Essential project roles and responsibilities
• Project Planning and Testing – compare and contrast
• Artifacts and documents: Project Manager and Test Manager

Requirements and Specifications

• Requirement versus specification
• Importance of meta data in the testing process
• Reviewing requirements and specifications
• Using requirements and specifications as foundation for test planning

Test Planning

• Gathering the right data from the right sources
• Determining the scope of the testing process as part of the project scope
• Planning interactions and interfaces – communication
• Risk Analysis in Testing
• Creating a test plan
• Scheduling and resource allocations
• Managing the test plan effectively

Test Case Management

• Writing good test cases
• Managing collection of test case meta data
• Tracking test cases to requirements
• Assessing test case coverage against requirements – breadth and depth
• Documenting and reporting test case results

Management – Directing and Leading

• Differences in styles and effects on projects
• Managing testing and quality assurance as part of an EIM program
• Team motivation
• Monitoring progress against plans
• Tracking, analyzing and reporting errors and defects
• Defect repair and documentation

Conclusion

• Summary, resources and additional exercises