ISTQB Certified Agile Tester Foundation Level

Course details

• Testing in an Agile Environment
• General testing theory
• Evaluating the key testing principles
• Differentiating between Agile and traditional practices
• Introducing the theory and purpose of Agile Testing
• Transitioning to Agile software development processes
• Mapping Agile principles and values to testing
• Inspecting Agile testing quadrants
• Benefiting from Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Automating testing for better Agility
• Confirming Customer Satisfaction
• Acquiring a test basis
• Testing the charter and key features
• Focusing on customer value and user personas
• Writing useful test cases from user stories
• Developing Story Acceptance Criteria
• Automating through Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD)
• Designing the anatomy of an Agile Test
• Creating a Test Idea Catalog
• Refining a Definition of Done and Ready
• Anticipating validation criteria through Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
• Preparing for User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Specifying by examples and scenarios
• Enabling Usability and Exploratory Testing
• Performing Story-Mapping for better coverage
• Managing the UAT processes
• Implementing Developer and Technology Testing
• Building proficiency with TDD
• Defining the unit candidates for testing
• Achieving green-light success
• Identifying good tests
• Dealing with large systems
• Validating for FURPS+
• Finding non-functional testing patterns
• Simulating interfaces and conducting performance testing through automation
• Evaluating legacy systems
• Test Management
• Test strategy and planning
• Creating a risk-based approach to release planning
• Coordinating day-to-day through a lightweight test plan
• Declaring rules on zero-bug tolerance and defect tracking
• Using metrics to measure success
• Successful delivery management
• Implementing continuous integration and deployment
• Setting-up JIT test environments
• Organizing post-release testing
• Team mindset and culture
• Working toward a whole team approach to quality
• Designing software with high testability attributes
• Sharing testing responsibilities between developers and testers
• Collaborating on complex and distributed teams projects