 COURSE SYNOPSIS
Software testers are an integral part of any project team from the inception through implementation. As part of the project team, software testers have specific responsibilities and must provide specific and timely information to the project manager. But what information does a project manager need? And what information is appropriate?
To be effective, software testers must understand the project and management practices that enable the planning, estimating, scheduling, monitoring, and completion of projects. This means understanding project management terminology and the forces that drive project managers. Having this understanding will enable the software tester to be a better project team member and to find ways to improve the testing capacity and performance of the project team.
 COURSE OUTLINE
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to define:
- What project managers want from software testers
- The role of the tester in the Software Development Life Cycle
- How the test strategy and test plan integrates with the project plan
- Identifying testing tasks to be included in the project plan
- Estimating testing tasks
- Providing scheduling and milestone information to project managers
- Making sure that testing tasks are properly defined on the project plan
- Revising estimates and using `effort-to-go' reporting
- Attending developer working sessions and project meetings
- How to report project status
- How to detect testing project risks and assess and report them
- How to report `bad news" or to communicate "issues"
- Defect Reporting and assessing testing completion
- Software testing and Agile Methods, Prototyping, and Iterative Development
 TOPICS
- Introduction to Project Life Cycle Concepts
- Project Roles and Responsibilities
- Project Scheduling
- Integrating Testing into the Project Plan
- Project Reporting
LOGISTICS
- Class duration is 1 day.
- Course contents may be customized to meet your company needs.
- Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Extensive instructional materials and case study are provided.
- This course is offered as in-house training.
PREREQUISITES
AUDIENCE
- Information Technology or Software Development Project Managers
- Product Managers and Product Implementation Teams
- End User Project Managers
- Quality Assurance Staff
- Software Testers
- Business Analysts
- Information Technology Managers & Supervisors
- System Developers and Project Team Members
- Consultants and Project Auditors
COURSE BROCHURE
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