Pragmatic Software Testing Strategy

Practical interactive workshop aiming at creation or improvement of Software Testing Strategy for your organization. This day-long course introduces the concept of Test Strategy using real-life examples and shows its connection with business goals and context. The participants are shown how having a Test Strategy can help them in daily job and how not having it can impact their effectiveness and business. The main focus is placed on making the strategy useful, readible and easy to maintain.

At the end of this course participants are able to create first version of Testing Strategy for their organization or product. They are also capable to communicate it effectively to senior management, peers and other teams. During the workshop they also choose the best tools to create, publish and maintain their strategy effectively within an organization.

1. What is Testing Strategy
   • Objective and Audience
   • Form and content
   • What are the benefits?
   • Testing Strategy examples 
2. Testing Strategy in practice
   • Test Levels
   • Test Types
   • Test Process and SDLC
   • Test tools
   • Test environments
3. Create your own Testing Strategy
   • Product context
   • Software Development Process context
   • Main actors - sponsors, responsibilities, owners
   • High level processes - SIPOC diagrams
   • Specific process, tools, regulatory requirements
4. Testing Strategy implementation guidelines
   • Typical challenges
   • Pilot projects
   • Continuous Improvements

Target audience consist of everyone feeling responsible for final software product quality:

• Software Testers, Test Managers / Leaders, Quality Engineers, Quality Assurance Specialists, etc.
• Development Managers, CTOs
• Product Owners, Scrum Masters
• Programmers, Analysts, Software Developers