Managing the Test Process in Agile Projects Key Concepts:

As more and more companies are moving from traditional development methodologies to more iterative methodologies like agile, the challenge for Test Managers to effectively lead teams has become increasingly difficult. These challenges include:

• Reduced documentation
• Shorter sprints with more functionality
• Environment instability

This seminar introduces key concepts and methods for maintaining an effective test process as projects make the transition from waterfall to agile/semi agile without jeopardizing quality. This course was designed for Test Managers, Test Leads, as well as SQA managers.

Learning Objectives:

• Transitioning the traditional Test Management process for waterfall methodology to agile
• Understanding the key concepts necessary to execute an effective Test Management process for agile
• Agile Testing Best Practices

Topics:

• Traditional versus Waterfall
• Understanding the Agile Manifesto as it relates to testing
• Agile Testing Quadrants
• Types of Agile Testing
  • Development Level Testing
  • Feature Level Testing
  • System Level Testing
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Test Strategies & Planning for Agile
• Scheduling
• Resources
• Onshore / Offshore Model
• Communication
• Risk Management
• Effort Estimation
• Test Metrics
• Best Practices