Software Test Management Training Course

What you will learn?

This three-day workshop focuses on management aspects of testing. The people at lead level will be able to upgrade themselves and will be able to handle responsibilities of test manager.

  • Upgrade oneself to be able to handle role of test manager
  • Understand terminology related to test management
  • Apply knowledge of process, project management, process measurements, test organization management and risk management
  • Understand soft skills needed for the role and take efforts to improve these if required

Workshop Overview

This three-day workshop focuses on management aspects of testing. The people at lead level will be able to upgrade themselves and will be able to handle responsibilities of test manager.

Who should attend the Testing Management Course?

Testers at test leads or test analyst level

Course Duration : 3 days

Software Test Management Training Outline:
  • Test process management
    • Defining quality goals
    • Process – definition, control and documentation
    • Relation with other processes i.e. incident management, problem management, configuration management, change management and release management etc.
    • Test process for different development models
  • Test project management
    • Test planning, efforts estimation, task identification
    • Scheduling, tracking and reporting
    • Resource allocation
    • Metric tracking and presentation
    • Use of project management tools
    • Directing, supervising and assessing individual’s performance
  • Test process measurements and improvement
    •         Test coverage and analysis
    • Incident tracking and management
    • Defining and capturing test measurements
    • Establishing process goals
  • Test organization management
    • Resource management
    • Staffing, hiring, contracting and reviewing performance
    • Resource management
    • Training and career development
    • Team building & retention
    • Compensation
    • Budgeting
  • Risk management
    • Risk analysis methodologies
    • Risk identification, classification and prioritization
    • Risk reporting, risk monitoring & controlling, contingency planning and mitigation
    • Risk based test planning and management
  • Exercise on effort estimation
  • Soft skills required for a test manager

Benefits:

  • This course will benefit testing personnel to carve their way to become a test manager.
  • This course details out what is expected from a test manager.
  • This enhances management capabilities of test leads so as to deliver cost-effective quality products.
  • Understanding of risk based test planning helps them in managing project effectively.

Presentations :

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White papers :

http://www.qaielearning.com/KnowledgePapers/Challenges_Testing_Project.pdf

Articles :

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http://www.softwaretestingtimes.com/2010/10/guide-software-test-metrics.html
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Sample Test:

  • List down most important skills required to become a successful test manager.
  • How do you treat risks in your project?
  • Customer has reported many severe defects? What measures would you take as Test Manager to ensure that it does not get repeated?
  • You have many new testers in the project. How do you ensure quality of testing does not get compromised?
  • How will you communicate progress of your project to stakeholders?
    Frequently Asked Questions FAQ on Software Testing Management:
  • Q1: I am a test lead. Next role for me is Test Manager. Will this course show me clear path for being a Test Manager.
    A1: Yes, this is the basic purpose of this course.
  • Q2: Currently I am using metrics defined for a project. I want to understand how to define metrics for any project.
    A2: Yes, after this course you will be able to define meaningful metrics.
  • Q3: Does this course cover management of automation project?
    A3: It covers foundation required for managing a test project and it will apply to automation projects as well. If you are looking for concepts in automation, could very well go for automated testing course.
  • Q4: We use Microsoft Project. I want to learn it thoroughly.
    A4: This course covers basics of the tool. If you want to learn MSP, you can undergo separate training for that.

Software Testing Training Courses offered by projectingIT in classroom and online format:- 

Why ProjectingIT?

projectingIT has a wide range of Software Testing training and certification courses. You can choose from Foundation, Advanced and Expert level training courses to take your career to the next level.

projectingIT have experienced trainers who are expert testing practitioners themselves and have lived the life. The course is very interactive and engages participants through discussion, project case studies, workshops and techniques.

Software Test Management Certification Training Course Workshop Locations in INDIA: 

projectingIT offers support to help you prepare for the course through open workshops classes and customized courses for in-house corporate customers. You can choose to attend the course from following locations:-
For Software Testing Course in London, UK – please write to us on info@projectingit.com 

Software Test Management Certification Training Course City:-

  • Mumbai – Navi Mumbai, Andheri – Hotel VITS
  • Pune – Koregaon Park, Deccan
  • Bangalore – Hotel Solitaire, Race Course Road, Bengaluru
  • Chennai – T Nagar
  • Hyderabad – Amir Peth
  • Kolkata – Salt Lake City
  • Delhi – Hotel Rockland
  • Gurgaon in NCR
  • Noida in NCR
  • Nagpur – Ramdaspeth
  • Vadodara

Alternatively, you can take the course through online, elearning, virtual live classroom training in a self paced distance learning format. This offers more flexibility and affordable costs. We provide PDU for this course.

ProjectingIT also offers a customized training course for those who would like to take a hands-on real time experience using software tools, techniques, discussion and interaction and would like to get an experience beyond the certifications.

Contact info@projectingit.com now to know about the Real World Software Test Process and Project Management course!

Software Test Process and Project Management Now Available ONLINE!