Effective Test Design Methods and Techniques

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Applicable Certifications:

CSTP-A #2

CSTAS #1

Concepts

This course covers the test design phase of the testing lifecycle. It starts with in-depth coverage of test case design techniques for black and glass box testing. This includes Equivalence Class Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Cause-Effect Diagram, Decision Tables and Decision Trees. We then cover test planning documentation and creating test plans. The last part covers test design activities and writing Test Design Specifications including documenting test conditions, test cases, test scripts and procedures and expected results.

Upon completing this course you have all you need to test in a more systematic manner.

Outline

Test Case Design Techniques
Strategies for generating test cases
- Black Box testing
- Equivalence Class Partitioning
  - Boundary Value Analysis
  - Cause-Effect Diagram
  - Decision Tables
- Glass Box testing
  - Statement/decision/condition coverage
  - Path coverage
  - Program complexity and basis path coverage
- System Test Planning
  - Why plan
  - Developing a test strategy
  - Test documentation
  - Components of a test plan
  - A test plan template
Systems Test Design
- Test design basics
- Test design activities
- Deliverables of the test design phase
- Conditions and test cases
- Procedures and expected results
- Major areas of system testing
- Business requirement testing
- Preparing the Test Design Specification
  - Defining test conditions
  - Testing for missing business requirements
  - Defining test cases
  - Identifying data needed to execute tests
  - Defining baseline data
  - Determining expected results
  - Defining test cycles
A Systems Test Specification template