– What is Test?
– Software Errors, Causes and Results of Errors
– Creating Test Scope
– Factors Affecting the Success of the Test Project
– Limits of the Test
– Prioritization of Tests
– Quality Risk Analysis Techniques
– Preparation of the Project Risk Map
– Design, Writing and Documentation of Test Cases
– Sample Application Selection (Oracle Problem)
– Determination of Test Exit Criteria

– Test Psychology
– Basic Test Processes
– Integration of the Test into Different Software Development Processes (Waterfall, Spiral, RAD, Extreme Programming, V-Model, Agile, Scrum etc.)
– Verification and Validation
– Test Levels (Unit, System, Integration, User Acceptance Tests)
– Test Types (Functional, Performance, Structural, Approval Tests)

– Roles and Responsibilities
– Organization of the Test Team
– Setting up the Test Environment (Test Laboratory)
– Creating Test Strategy and Plan
– Scope, Test Project Plan and Identification of Risks
– Test Project Outputs (Testware)
– Critical Performance Indicators
– Test and Quality Control
– Prioritization and Reporting of Errors

– Black Box Test Techniques
– Equivalence Class Partitioning
– Endpoint Test Technique (Boundary Value Analysis)
– Decision Table Testing
– State Transition Testing Technique
– Business Case Test Technique (Use Case Testing)
– White Box Test Techniques
– Translating the Code into Control Flow Charts
– Instruction Test Technique (Statement Testing)
– Determination of Code Coverage Percentage of Instruction Test Technique
– Decision Testing Technique
– Determination of Decision Test Technique Code Coverage Percentage
– Determining the Minimum Number of Test Scenarios (Test Case) Required to Cover the Whole Code
– Cyclomatic Complexity Technique
– Manual Technique
– Researcher Test Technique (Exploratory Test Techniques)

– Static Test Techniques and Test Process
– Review Process
– Activities
– Roles and Responsibilities
– Types of Reviews
– Success Factors
– Static Analysis Tools

– What to Consider in Test Automation?
– Test Automation Tools Selection Process
– Test Planning and Management Tools
– Static Test Automation Tools
– Dynamic Test Automation Tools

– Risk Mapping
– Writing a Test Plan
– Test Case Writing
– Functional Tests
– Performance Tests
– Application of Black Box Test Technique
– Application of the White Box Test Technique
– Error Entry and Reporting