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Software Tester Certification - Foundation Level

Certified Tester—Foundation Level Training - An ASTQB Accredited Course

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  • Fundamentals of software testing—key concepts, context, risk, goals, process, and people issues
  • Lifecycle testing—relationship of testing to development, including different models, verification and validation, and types of testing
  • Test levels—system, acceptance, unit, and integration testing
  • Test design techniques—black-box test methods, white-box testing, and exploratory testing
  • Static testing—reviews, inspections, and static analysis tools
  • Test management—team organization, key roles and responsibilities, test approach and planning, configuration management, defect classification and tracking, test reporting
  • Testing tools—selection, benefits, risks, and classifications

Are you looking for an internationally recognized certification in software testing? Delivered by top experts in the testing industry, Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level is an accredited training course to prepare you for the ISTQB® Certified Tester—Foundation Level exam. ISTQB® is the only internationally accepted certification for software testing, accredited through its network of national boards. The ISTQB®, a non-proprietary organization, has granted more than 200,000 certifications in more than 70 countries around the world.

In the Software Tester Certification course, you’ll learn the basic skills required of a software test professional and how testing fits into software development. Find out what it takes to be a successful software tester and how testing can add significant value to software development projects.

Who Should Attend
The Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level course is appropriate for individuals who recently entered the testing field and those currently seeking ISTQB® certification in software testing.

Exam Guarantee
Course registrants who do not pass the exam within 60 days of completing either the online or public course will be provided 45 days of free access to our online eSoftware Tester Certification—Foundation Level course for additional learning.

Click here to download the ISTQB® Foundation Level Syllabus
Click Here to download the ISTQB® Advanced Level Syllabus

3-Day Course Outline
 
Introduction

Fundamentals of software testing
Software context—Why does software fail?
Principles, scope, and focus of testing
Debugging vs. testing
Understanding risk
Identifying and analyzing project and product risks
Goals of testing
Basic testing process
Test psychology—viewpoints on testing

Testing Throughout Software Development
Testing and development
Early testing
Models and testing
The “V” model
Verification and validation
Test levels—unit, integration, system, acceptance
Understanding regression testing
Understanding test types

Static Techniques
What is static testing?
Reviews, inspections, walkthroughs, etc.
General review process
Common types of reviews
Roles and responsibilities in reviews
Success factors for reviews
Limits of reviews
Understanding static analysis tools

Test Design Techniques
Overview of test design and the design approach
Documentation decisions
Types of test design techniques
Human/experience-based methods
Black-box (functional) techniques
White-box (structural) techniques
Experience-based techniques
Selecting the appropriate test technique

Test Management
Team organization
Roles and responsibilities
Understanding the test manager
Understanding the tester
Test planning and strategy
Configuration management and testing
Defect/incident classification and management

Tool Support for Testing
Selection process
Introduction
Benefits
Risks and concerns
Classifications

Class Daily Schedule
Sign-In/Registration 7:30–8:30am
Morning Session 8:30am–12:00pm
Lunch 12:00–1:00pm
Afternoon Session 1:00–5:00pm
Times represent the typical daily schedule. Please confirm your schedule at registration.
 
At the conclusion of the course, the ISTQB® Certified–Foundation Level exam will be given. The exam is held at 3:30 p.m. on the third day of the course.
The ISTQB® Certified–Foundation Level certification exam is independently administered by the American Software Testing Qualifications Board, Inc. (ASTQB) or the Canadian Software Testing Board (CSTB) depending upon course location. To learn more about this ceritifcation program or to download the syllabus, visit www.astbq.org or www.cstb.ca.
 
Training Course Fee Includes
• Tuition
• Course notebook
• Continental breakfasts and refreshment breaks
• Lunches
• Letter of completion
Course Name Events Dates Location Venue
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
ADCWest
BSCWest
Jun 02-Jun 04, 2013 Las Vegas VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
TrainingWk
Jun 10-Jun 12, 2013 Chicago VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Jun 18-Jun 20, 2013 Tampa VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Aug 20-Aug 22, 2013 San Jose VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Aug 27-Aug 29, 2013 Boston VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Aug 27-Aug 29, 2013 Charlotte VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Sep 10-Sep 12, 2013 Minneapolis VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Sep 10-Sep 12, 2013 Toronto VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
TrainingWk
Sep 16-Sep 18, 2013 Washington DC VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Sep 24-Sep 26, 2013 Atlanta VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Sep 24-Sep 26, 2013 Austin VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
STARWest
Sep 29-Oct 01, 2013 Anaheim VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Oct 08-Oct 10, 2013 Salt Lake City VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Oct 08-Oct 10, 2013 Pittsburgh VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Oct 08-Oct 10, 2013 Portland VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Oct 15-Oct 17, 2013 New Jersey/New York VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Oct 15-Oct 17, 2013 Chicago VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
TrainingWk
Oct 21-Oct 23, 2013 Tampa VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Oct 22-Oct 24, 2013 Philadelphia VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Oct 22-Oct 24, 2013 Indianapolis VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Oct 29-Oct 31, 2013 Washington DC VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Oct 29-Oct 31, 2013 Montreal VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Oct 29-Oct 31, 2013 Raleigh VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
TrainingWk
Nov 04-Nov 06, 2013 San Francisco VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
ADCEast
BSCEast
Nov 10-Nov 12, 2013 Boston VENUE Attend
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level
Dec 03-Dec 05, 2013 Phoenix VENUE Attend

Dale Perry has more than thirty-four years of experience in information technology as a programmer/analyst, database administrator, project manager, development manager, tester, and test manager. Dale’s project experience includes large system development and conversions, distributed systems, and both web-based and client/server applications. A professional instructor for more than twenty years, he has presented at numerous industry conferences on development and testing.

Claire Lohr has been an active professional in the computer field for more than thirty years, with the last fifteen years focused on software process improvement to companies including GTE, Motorola, Westinghouse, SAIC, Boeing, Aetna, and others. Claire currently provides training and consulting services for a wide variety of both government and commercial clients. Her certifications are CSQE, CSDP, and CTFL. She is a SEI CMM Software Capability Evaluator and a Lloyd's Register ISO 9000 Lead Auditor.

A consultant, lecturer, author, and former test manager, Rick Craig has led numerous teams of testers on both large and small projects. In his twenty-five years of consulting worldwide, Rick has advised and supported a diverse group of organizations on many testing and test management issues. From large insurance providers and telecommunications companies to smaller software services companies, he has mentored senior software managers and helped test teams improve their effectiveness. Rick is co-author of Systematic Software Testing.

Rob Sabourin has more than thirty years of management experience, leading teams of software development professionals. A well-respected member of the software engineering community, Rob has managed, trained, mentored, and coached hundreds of top professionals in the field. He frequently speaks at conferences and writes on software engineering, SQA, testing, management, and internationalization. The author of I am a Bug!, the popular software testing children’s book, Rob is an adjunct professor of Software Engineering at McGill University. 

President and senior consultant of Intellectica Inc., Conrad Fujimoto is an information technology professional with thirty-five years of experience in the education, government, financial, and utility sectors. An accomplished educator and author of several courses, Conrad delivers courses in software testing, relational database technology, data modeling, application programming, business analysis, and facilitation techniques. He lives in Mississauga, just outside the greater Toronto area.
 

With more than thirty years of experience as an information systems professional at commercial and nonprofit organizations, Lee Copeland has held technical and managerial positions in applications development, software testing, and software process improvement. Lee has developed and taught numerous training courses on software development and testing issues and is a well-known speaker with Software Quality Engineering. Lee presents at software conferences in the United States and abroad.

An experienced test consultant and presenter, Dawn Haynes is a highly regarded trainer of software testers. She blends experience and humor to provide testers of all levels with tools and techniques to help them generate new approaches to common and complex software testing problems. In addition to training, Dawn is particularly passionate about improving the state of performance testing across the industry.

Gary Mogyorodi has over 33 years of experience in the computing industry. Gary consults, trains, and mentors in software testing, specializing in Requirements-Based Testing. Some of his customers include Siemens, Cendant, Rockwell Automation, Boeing, EMC, IBM, LexisNexis, RBC, H&R Block, CIBC, TELUS, CGI, FiLogix, and Home Hardware. Gary is a Certified Tester, and Advanced Level Functional Tester with the ASTQB. He has managed testing efforts, developed testing methodologies, and created standards and procedures for quality assurance and testing.

Mike Ennis is a quality management expert with over 15 years industry experience specializing in quality assessments, risk analysis, development and testing in distributed systems environments. As a Test Manager, Mike has worked with several Fortune 100 companies such as IBM, Compaq, BMC Software and Intuit Corp. testing a variety of applications ranging from performance monitoring applications to Service Oriented Architectures.

Ed Weller has more than forty years of experience in hardware, test, software, systems, and software process engineering. His primary focus for the past fifteen years has been on software process and metrics. Edward is the principal of Integrated Productivity Solutions, LLC, a consulting company focused on improving quality and productivity. Edward is an SEI-Certified SCAMPISM High Maturity Lead Appraiser for SCAMPISM V1.2 and instructor for the Introduction to the CMMI®. Edward has given nearly fifty presentations and tutorials at conferences.

Tauhida Parveen is a consultant and trainer specializing in software testing and cloud computing. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Florida Institute of Technology. She has over 10 years of experience working in Quality Assurance with organizations such as The WikiMedia Foundation, Millennium Engineering & Integration, Yahoo!, Sabre, and Progressive Auto Insurance. She is co-author of the book Software Testing in the Cloud: Migration & Execution (Springer, 2012).

  • Fundamentals of software testing—key concepts, context, risk, goals, process, and people issues
  • Lifecycle testing—relationship of testing to development, including different models, verification and validation, and types of testing
  • Test levels—system, acceptance, unit, and integration testing
  • Test design techniques—black-box test methods, white-box testing, and exploratory testing
  • Static testing—reviews, inspections, and static analysis tools
  • Test management—team organization, key roles and responsibilities, test approach and planning, configuration management, defect classification and tracking, test reporting
  • Testing tools—selection, benefits, risks, and classifications

Are you looking for an internationally recognized certification in software testing? Delivered by top experts in the testing industry, Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level is an accredited training course to prepare you for the ISTQB® Certified Tester—Foundation Level exam. ISTQB® is the only internationally accepted certification for software testing, accredited through its network of national boards. The ISTQB®, a non-proprietary organization, has granted more than 200,000 certifications in more than 70 countries around the world.

In the Software Tester Certification course, you’ll learn the basic skills required of a software test professional and how testing fits into software development. Find out what it takes to be a successful software tester and how testing can add significant value to software development projects.

Who Should Attend?
The Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level course is appropriate for individuals who recently entered the testing field and those currently seeking ISTQB® certification in software testing.

Exam Guarantee
Course registrants who do not pass the exam within 60 days of completing either the online or public course will be provided 45 days of free access to our online eSoftware Tester Certification—Foundation Level course for additional learning.


Click here to download the ISTQB® Foundation Level Syllabus 
Click Here to download the ISTQB® Advanced Level Syllabus

Self-Paced Course Outline
 
Introduction
Fundamentals of software testing
Software context—Why does software fail?
Principles, scope, and focus of testing
Debugging vs. testing
Understanding risk
Identifying and analyzing project and product risks
Goals of testing
Basic testing process
Test psychology—viewpoints on testing

Testing throughout Software Development
Testing and development
Early testing
Models and testing
The “V” model
Verification and validation
Test levels—unit, integration, system, acceptance
Understanding regression testing
Understanding test types

Static Techniques
What is static testing?
Reviews, inspections, walkthroughs, etc.
General review process
Common types of reviews
Roles and responsibilities in reviews
Success factors for reviews
Limits of reviews
Understanding static analysis tools

Test Design Techniques
Overview of test design and the design approach
Documentation decisions
Types of test design techniques
Human/experience-based methods
Black-box (functional) techniques
White-box (structural) techniques
Experience-based techniques
Selecting the appropriate test technique

Test Management
Team organization
Roles and responsibilities
Understanding the test manager
Understanding the tester
Test planning and strategy
Configuration management and testing
Defect/incident classification and management

Tool Support for Testing
Selection process
Introduction
Benefits
Risks and concerns
Classifications

Course Name Dates Location
Software Tester Certification - Foundation Level Anytime Your desktop Demo Register
  • Fundamentals of software testing—key concepts, context, risk, goals, process, and people issues
  • Lifecycle testing—relationship of testing to development, including different models, verification and validation, and types of testing
  • Test levels—system, acceptance, unit, and integration testing
  • Test design techniques—black-box test methods, white-box testing, and exploratory testing
  • Static testing—reviews, inspections, and static analysis tools
  • Test management—team organization, key roles and responsibilities, test approach and planning, configuration management, defect classification and tracking, test reporting
  • Testing tools—selection, benefits, risks, and classifications

Are you looking for an internationally recognized certification in software testing? Delivered by top experts in the testing industry, Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level is an accredited training course to prepare you for the ISTQB® Certified Tester—Foundation Level exam. ISTQB® is the only internationally accepted certification for software testing, accredited through its network of national boards. The ISTQB®, a non-proprietary organization, has granted more than 200,000 certifications in more than 70 countries around the world.

In the Software Tester Certification course, you’ll learn the basic skills required of a software test professional and how testing fits into software development. Find out what it takes to be a successful software tester and how testing can add significant value to software development projects.

Who Should Attend

The Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level course is appropriate for individuals who recently entered the testing field and those currently seeking ISTQB® certification in software testing.

Exam Guarantee

Course registrants who do not pass the exam within 60 days of completing either the online or public course will be provided 45 days of free access to our online eSoftware Tester Certification—Foundation Level course for additional learning.

Click here to download the ISTQB® Foundation Level Syllabus 
Click Here to download the ISTQB® Advanced Level Syllabus

3-Day Course Outline
 
Introduction
Fundamentals of software testing
Software context—Why does software fail?
Principles, scope, and focus of testing
Debugging vs. testing
Understanding risk
Identifying and analyzing project and product risks
Goals of testing
Basic testing process
Test psychology—viewpoints on testing
 
Testing Throughout Software Development
Testing and development

Early testing
Models and testing
The “V” model
Verification and validation
Test levels—unit, integration, system, acceptance
Understanding regression testing
Understanding test types

Static Techniques

What is static testing?
Reviews, inspections, walkthroughs, etc.
General review process
Common types of reviews
Roles and responsibilities in reviews
Success factors for reviews
Limits of reviews
Understanding static analysis tools

Test Design Techniques

Overview of test design and the design approach
Documentation decisions
Types of test design techniques
Human/experience-based methods
Black-box (functional) techniques
White-box (structural) techniques
Experience-based techniques
Selecting the appropriate test technique

Test Management

Team organization
Roles and responsibilities
Understanding the test manager
Understanding the tester
Test planning and strategy
Configuration management and testing
Defect/incident classification and management

Tool Support for Testing

Selection process
Introduction
Benefits
Risks and concerns
Classifications

Class Daily Schedule
Sign-In/Registration 7:30–8:30am
Morning Session 8:30am–12:00pm
Lunch 12:00–1:00pm
Afternoon Session 1:00–5:00pm
Times represent the typical daily schedule. Please confirm your schedule at registration.
 
Training Course Fee Includes
• Tuition
• Course notebook
• Continental breakfasts and refreshment breaks
• Lunches
• Letter of completion
Course Name Dates Location
Software Tester Certification - Foundation Level Call to schedule Your location Contact

Dale Perry has more than thirty-four years of experience in information technology as a programmer/analyst, database administrator, project manager, development manager, tester, and test manager. Dale’s project experience includes large system development and conversions, distributed systems, and both web-based and client/server applications. A professional instructor for more than twenty years, he has presented at numerous industry conferences on development and testing.

Claire Lohr has been an active professional in the computer field for more than thirty years, with the last fifteen years focused on software process improvement to companies including GTE, Motorola, Westinghouse, SAIC, Boeing, Aetna, and others. Claire currently provides training and consulting services for a wide variety of both government and commercial clients. Her certifications are CSQE, CSDP, and CTFL. She is a SEI CMM Software Capability Evaluator and a Lloyd's Register ISO 9000 Lead Auditor.

A consultant, lecturer, author, and former test manager, Rick Craig has led numerous teams of testers on both large and small projects. In his twenty-five years of consulting worldwide, Rick has advised and supported a diverse group of organizations on many testing and test management issues. From large insurance providers and telecommunications companies to smaller software services companies, he has mentored senior software managers and helped test teams improve their effectiveness. Rick is co-author of Systematic Software Testing.

With more than thirty years of experience as an information systems professional at commercial and nonprofit organizations, Lee Copeland has held technical and managerial positions in applications development, software testing, and software process improvement. Lee has developed and taught numerous training courses on software development and testing issues and is a well-known speaker with Software Quality Engineering. Lee presents at software conferences in the United States and abroad.

President and senior consultant of Intellectica Inc., Conrad Fujimoto is an information technology professional with thirty-five years of experience in the education, government, financial, and utility sectors. An accomplished educator and author of several courses, Conrad delivers courses in software testing, relational database technology, data modeling, application programming, business analysis, and facilitation techniques. He lives in Mississauga, just outside the greater Toronto area.
 

An experienced test consultant and presenter, Dawn Haynes is a highly regarded trainer of software testers. She blends experience and humor to provide testers of all levels with tools and techniques to help them generate new approaches to common and complex software testing problems. In addition to training, Dawn is particularly passionate about improving the state of performance testing across the industry.

Rob Sabourin has more than thirty years of management experience, leading teams of software development professionals. A well-respected member of the software engineering community, Rob has managed, trained, mentored, and coached hundreds of top professionals in the field. He frequently speaks at conferences and writes on software engineering, SQA, testing, management, and internationalization. The author of I am a Bug!, the popular software testing children’s book, Rob is an adjunct professor of Software Engineering at McGill University. 

Gary Mogyorodi has over 33 years of experience in the computing industry. Gary consults, trains, and mentors in software testing, specializing in Requirements-Based Testing. Some of his customers include Siemens, Cendant, Rockwell Automation, Boeing, EMC, IBM, LexisNexis, RBC, H&R Block, CIBC, TELUS, CGI, FiLogix, and Home Hardware. Gary is a Certified Tester, and Advanced Level Functional Tester with the ASTQB. He has managed testing efforts, developed testing methodologies, and created standards and procedures for quality assurance and testing.

Mike Ennis is a quality management expert with over 15 years industry experience specializing in quality assessments, risk analysis, development and testing in distributed systems environments. As a Test Manager, Mike has worked with several Fortune 100 companies such as IBM, Compaq, BMC Software and Intuit Corp. testing a variety of applications ranging from performance monitoring applications to Service Oriented Architectures.

Ed Weller has more than forty years of experience in hardware, test, software, systems, and software process engineering. His primary focus for the past fifteen years has been on software process and metrics. Edward is the principal of Integrated Productivity Solutions, LLC, a consulting company focused on improving quality and productivity. Edward is an SEI-Certified SCAMPISM High Maturity Lead Appraiser for SCAMPISM V1.2 and instructor for the Introduction to the CMMI®. Edward has given nearly fifty presentations and tutorials at conferences.

Tauhida Parveen is a consultant and trainer specializing in software testing and cloud computing. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Florida Institute of Technology. She has over 10 years of experience working in Quality Assurance with organizations such as The WikiMedia Foundation, Millennium Engineering & Integration, Yahoo!, Sabre, and Progressive Auto Insurance. She is co-author of the book Software Testing in the Cloud: Migration & Execution (Springer, 2012).