Introduction

• Why Part I and Part II
• Testing defined
• What Is a "Test Analyst"?

The Example Application

• Requirements management
• Use of the Application System
• Availability of the Application System
• Caveats

Management Issues

• Types of Systems
• Test Process

Specification-Based Testing Techniques

• Individual Specification-Based Techniques
• Selecting a Specification-Based Technique

Structure-Based Testing Techniques

• Benefits
• Drawbacks
• Application of Structure-Based Techniques
• Individual Structural Techniques
• Selecting a Structure-Based Technique

Defect-Based Testing Techniques

• Taxonomies
• Business application of the technique

Experience-Based Testing Techniques

• Error Guessing
• Checklist-Based Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Attacks
• Strengths and Weaknesses

Analysis Techniques

• Static Analysis
• Dynamic Analysis

Testing Software Characteristics

• Software Quality Attributes
• Software Quality Attributes for the Test Analyst
• Software Quality Attributes for the Technical Test Analyst

Functional Testing

• Accuracy Testing
• Suitability Testing
• Interoperability Testing
• Functional Security Testing

Usability and Accessibility Testing

• Usability Testing
• Effectiveness
• Accessibility Testing
• Test Process for Usability and Accessibility Testing

Efficiency Testing

• Performance Testing
• Load Testing
• Stress Testing
• Scalability Testing
• Resource Utilization Testing
• Measuring Efficiency
• Planning of Efficiency Tests
• Specification of Efficiency Tests
• Executing Efficiency Tests
• Reporting Efficiency Tests
• Tools

Security Testing

• Defining Security
• Planning Security Tests
• Typical Security Threats
• Security Test Analysis and Design
• Execution of Security Tests
• Reporting Security Tests
• Tools

Reliability Testing

• Test Planning
• Test Specification
• Test Execution
• Reporting Reliability Tests
• Tools

Maintainability Testing

• Planning Issues in Maintenance

Portability Testing

• Adaptability
• Replaceability
• Installability
• Co-Existence

Reviews

• What Types of Work Products Can We Review?
• When Should We Do the Reviews?
• What Type of Review Should We Do?
• Review Issues
• Check List for Success

Tools Concepts

• What Is a Test Tool?
• Why Would We Use a Tool?
• Types of Tools
• Integrating Tools
• Other Tool Classification Strategies
• Should We Automate All Our Testing?
• Determining Costs of Test Tools
• Determining Benefits of Test Tools
• Buy or Build?
• Care and Feeding of Tools

Incident Management

• What Is a Defect?
• Defect Classification Process
• Defect Life Cycles
• What Should Be in a Defect Report?
• Metrics and Reporting

Communications Skills

• Knowing Your Place
• I Know What I'm Doing. Why Won't Anyone Listen?
• Reading and Writing?Using What You Learned in School
• Is Independence of Testing a Good Thing?