Agile Testing Workshop

Transfer %

Knowledge: 60%, Skill-Building: 40%

Learning Outcome

Experience simulated Traditional and Agile projects
Learn how a tester works in an agile team
Learn the basic practices of testing user stories
Understand how to apply test analysis and design skills when eliciting requirements and acceptance criteria from business stakeholders
Learn how the various forms of testing fit with agile development

Method of Instruction

A mix of Interactive Dialogs, Lectures, Live and Video Demonstrations, Practice, and Instructional Simulation

Target Audience

Primary: Testers, Managers of Testers, Analysts
Secondary: Customers, Technical Writers, Programmers

The course assumes students can do simple programming. If that doesn't match your students, let us know. (We can reduce the programming part to a demo, and instead focus more deeply on manual and other testing.)

Course Level

Introductory

Course Prerequisites

Required: an open mind
Highly Recommended: basic understanding of the lifecycle of software projects
For the hands-on activities: access to a computer (Windows or MacOS), one per two students
Contact us for information on setting up the programming environment

We can customize the contents and agenda to best suit your needs.

Day 1 Morning: Agile Testing and Microtesting

The Tester Role on Agile Teams	3
Microtests	4

Day 1 Afternoon: Test-Driven Development

Test-Driven Development	6

Day 2 Morning: Automated Acceptance Testing

Tools for Testing	8
Acceptance Testing	9
Understanding Storytests (AKA Acceptance Tests)	10
Acceptance Test-Driven Development	11

Day 2 Afternoon: Other Testing Practices

Exploratory Testing	13
Specialized Testing	14

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