Software Verification and Validation Methods

(CSQM #3) or (AKA #6) or (CTM Elective) or (CSTP Elective) or (CSTAS Elective)

This course covers the CSQM area #3 of the Certified Software Quality Manager requirements. This course also covers AKA area #6 of the International Software Process Improvement Certification (ISPIC) requirements.This course also covers the Elective area for the Certified Test Manager (CTM) certification and the Test Professional Body of Knowledge and the CSTAS certification.

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Concepts

Through lecture and exercises, this 1-day class is designed to detail the planning and preparation effort involved in software verification & validation activities. The course presents the techniques used to develop an effective verification process and to conduct validation testing.

Participants will learn:

• Verification versus Validation
• A tester’s role in software verification
• Key Verification techniques (Manual & Automated)
• Practical inspection best practices
• Planning & design techniques for Unit, Integration, System and User Acceptance testing
• Key Validation techniques
• Understanding Independent Verification & Validation
• What should you expect from an IV&V service provider

Outline

• Lesson 1: Verification versus Validation
  • Activity: Discuss Key Verification Techniques
  • Activity: Review Planning and Conducting inspections, walkthroughs and reviews
  • Exercise 1: Conduct a formal review
• Lesson 2: Understanding the Unit, Integration, System and User Acceptance Testing
  • Activity: Define and explain the various levels of testing
  • Activity: Understand the testing challenges among each level of testing
• Lesson 3: Understanding Key Validation Techniques
  • Activity: Understand and implementing equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision tree models, state diagrams and use cases
  • Exercise 2: Develop Equivalence Partitioning test cases
  • Exercise 3: Develop Boundary Value Analysis test cases
  • Exercise 4: Develop Decision Tree Model test cases
  • Exercise 5: Develop State Diagram test cases
  • Exercise 6; Develop a Use Case
• Lesson 4: Understanding Independent Verification & Validation
  • Activity: Defining IV&V
  • Activity: Key criteria for selecting an IV&V service provider
• Summary