Demonstration: 4 Hours
Lab: 0 Hours
Total: 4 Hours

The module “Introduction to the Software Industry and Testing Jobs” is an essential component of the course “Business/Test Analyst.” This module serves as a comprehensive introduction to the software industry and provides an overview of testing jobs within this field. Students will gain a solid understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and the role of testing in ensuring the quality and reliability of software applications. They will explore various types of testing, such as functional testing, regression testing, and performance testing. Additionally, the module will highlight the importance of test automation and the benefits it brings to the software testing process. By the end of this module, students will have a clear grasp of the software industry’s landscape and the different QA testing roles available to them.

A Brief Overview of UML Methodology:

• RUP
• Use Case Diagrams
• Activity Diagrams
• Sequence Diagrams
• State Chart Diagrams
• Understanding Use Cases
• Use-case relationships
• Use Case Brainstorming
• Creating Use cases from Requirements
• Creating Use Case Narratives
• Change Management & Version Control Concept
• Defining Actors
• Define Use Cases
• Write a brief description for each Use Case
• Step-by-Step Description of the Flow of Events for each Use Case
• Trace Requirements for Use Cases
• Interview questions and answers discussion
• Written test
• Oral presentation test

Use & Benefits of Deliverables and Documentation:

• Project schedules
• Scope document
• Business Requirements
• Architecture diagrams
• Process maps
• Technical Requirements
• UML diagrams and Notation (Use case, State Transition, Collaboration, Deployment,Package, Class, Activity, Sequence diagrams)
• Use cases and Collaboration Case description
• Supplemental specifications (Screen, Report, Interface mockups and Screen flow diagrams)
• Report and interface requirements
• Application Contingency Plan
• Security management plan
• Business Recovery Plan
• Test plans and Test cases
• Traceability matrices
• Interview questions and answers discussion
• Written test
• Oral presentation test

A Brief Overview of the JIRA and ALM Tools:

• As a Site administrator
  • Create Domain, Project, Users, and Project Admin
  • Assign users to the projects
  • Configured Wait_Before_Disconnect feature
  • Configure mail interval, mail format, and version control settings
• As a Project Administrator
  • Setup/assign user to the project
  • Assign role/privilege to the user
  • Created new users for project
  • Set-up groups/create new group role
  • Changed permissions of the new role
  • Add users to the new role
  • Customized project entities
  • Defect field customization, i.e. making a field as a required field
  • Create new user field, i.e. test environment (DEV, ALPHA, BETA, PROD, QUAL), in defect window.
  • Requirement field customization, i.e. making a required field
  • Requirement field customization, like modified requirement type from the default (Hardware, Software) to Functional, Non-Functional, System Change request, etc.
  • Configuring mail
• As a User
  • Enter requirements in the requirement section.
  • Prepare excel sheets for export in the requirement field
  • Export requirement to export in the requirement folder
  • Convert requirements from the requirement section to tests in the test plan section
  • Develop design steps or test cases in the test plan section
  • Attach the screenshot for the steps, if necessary.
  • Create template for the common steps
  • Call template for the tests
  • Calling a manual test with parameters
  • Perform requirement coverage, link one test case to one requirement in the Test Plan section or perform requirement traceability
  • Perform requirement coverage, link one test case to many requirements in the Test Plan section or perform requirement traceability
  • Create test sets in the test lab section
  • Import test cases in the test set
  • Execute test sets in the test lab section
  • Log defect in the test lab section
  • Log defect in the Defect section
  • Attach the screenshot for the defect
  • Track or filter defects in the defect section
  • Enter comment in the comment section after retesting the bug, like ‘retest passed’, recommending closing this defect or retest failed, recommending re-open
  • Generate graphs and reports in the Requirement, Test plan, Test Lab & Defect sections
  • Schedule automated tests to execute or run automated test scripts in batch mode
  • Create and automate QTP scripts using TestDircetor or Quality center
  • Test using QTP (Quality Test Professional)
  • Interview questions and answers discussion
  • Written test
  • Oral presentation test

Introduction to Visio

• What is Visio?
• Available Versions
• Tied to the Web
• Extending Visio
• Requirements
• Installing Visio S
• Section Review

Core Components of Visio

• Shapes
• Stencils
• Templates
• Pages
• Layers
• Visio Tour
• Help System
• Section Review

How to Create Diagrams

• Creating a New Diagram
• Choosing Stencils & Shapes
• Adding Shapes
• Formatting Shapes
• Connecting Shapes
• Text
• Hyperlink
• Section Review

Custom Properties

• Custom Properties
• Custom Property Sets
• Reports
• Section Review
• Sharing/Saving & Printing
• Sharing Your Visio Files
• Using Visio Shapes Elsewhere
• Create Visio Diagrams Elsewhere
• Bringing Other Objects into Visio
• Saving
• Printing Section Review

Templates

• What are Templates?
• Template Categories
• Using Templates
• Creating Templates
• Section Review

Diagrams and Drawings

• Block Diagrams
• Building Plans
• Maps
• Section Review

Business Templates

• Brainstorming
• Business Process Diagrams
• Building Plans & Charts/Graphs
• Flow Chart
• Network Diagrams
• Organization Charts
• Project Schedule
• Section Review

Software & Databases

• Database: What is it?
• Flowcharts & Software Diagrams
• Web Diagrams
• Section Review

Professional Templates

• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Process Engineering
• Section Review

Shapesheets

• Shape Sheets
• Shape Sheets Concept
• Shape Sheets Formulas
• Managing Shape Sheets
• Section Review

Shapes

• Shapes
• Shape Operations
• Shape Groups
• Styles
• Patterns
• Section Review

Visio Automation

• Automation Services
• Smart Shapes
• Macros
• Visio SDK
• Section Review
• Interview questions and answers discussion
• Written test
• Oral presentation test

Getting Started with Microsoft Project

• Explore the Microsoft Project 2007 Environment
• Display an Existing Project Plan in Different Views

Creating a Project Plan

• Create a New Project Plan
• Assign a Project Calendar
• Add Tasks to the Project Plan
• Enter the Task Duration Estimates
• Add Resources in the Project Plan

Managing Tasks in a Project Plan

• Outline Tasks
• Add a Recurring Task
• Link-dependent tasks
• Set a Constraint to a Task
• Set a Task Deadline
• Add Notes to a Task

Managing Resources in a Project Plan

• Create a Resource Calendar
• Assign Resources to Tasks
• Assign Additional Resources to a Task
• Enter Costs for Resources
• Enter Values for Budget Resources
• Resolve Resource Conflicts

Finalizing the Project Plan

• Display the Critical Path
• Shorten the Project Duration
• Set a Baseline
• Print a Project Summary Report

Exchanging Project Plan Data with Other Applications

• Import Project Information
• Export Project Plan Data into Excel
• Copy a Picture of the Project Plan Information

Updating a Project Plan

• Enter Task Progress
• Enter Overtime Work
• Split a Task
• Reschedule a Task
• Filter Tasks
• Set an Interim Plan
• Create a Custom Table
• Create a Custom Report

Managing Project Costs

• Update Cost Rate Tables
• Group Costs
• Link Documents to a Project Plan

Reporting Project Data Visually

• Create a Visual Report
• Customize a Visual Report
• Create a Visual Report Template

Reusing Project Plan Information

• Create a Project Plan Template
• Create a Custom View
• Make Custom Views Available to Other Project Plans
• Share Resources
• Create a Master Project

Using Microsoft Project to create a real-life project schedule

Estimating a software project

FPA: Function Points Analysis

WBS (Work Breakdown structure)

Estimating Task Duration

Project Schedule

Scope change management

Configuration management

Intro to XML, Schemas, and DTDs.: Use of XML Spy

Interview questions and answers discussion

Written test

Oral presentation test

Our comprehensive Interview training will prepare you for any kind of job. 1:1 interview session, evaluation, improvement plan and follow-up will drastically boost your confidence and knowledge. You will be an expert on all tips and techniques, mistakes people usually make, formulating best answers, dealing with difficult situations, etc. It will also significantly improve your speech and presentation skill.

• Typical Interview Format Discussion
• Phone/Onsite Interview
• The tricks and techniques of successful interview
• What the Interviewers are looking for
• Questions to ask during Interview
• DOs and Don’ts for the interview
• The 100 most commonly asked questions during any interview
• Personal 1:1 interview practice and coaching: Individual secret personal evaluation and recommendation
• How to write a professional, eye catching resume and cover letter
• How to search and apply for jobs online
• Interview Success Product (Books, CDs)
• Researching Potential Employees
• Interview Follow up/Thank-You Letters
• Interview questions and answers discussion
• Written test
• Oral presentation test

Each student will be required to complete a real-time project that covers the entire course curriculum, as listed below. When their project is successfully completed, each student will then make a formal presentation of their entire work over 12 hours to an audience of fellow students under the supervision of the course instructor. The presentation will be conducted in three separate four-hour sessions. Each student is also required to spend an additional 36 hours participating as an audience member while their fellow student(s) are presenting their projects.

• Requirement writing
• Requirement Validation using SMART Criteria
• Generating Requirement Analysis Report (RAR)
• Creating Level of Efforts (LOE)
• Estimating a software project, WBS (Work Breakdown structure), and Estimating Task Duration & Project Schedule using Microsoft Project
• Creating Use Case, State Transition, Collaboration, Deployment, Package, Class, Activity, and sequence diagrams using ALM
• Create a test plan, then check in to the Shared Folder using Microsoft SharePoint
• Creating Domain, projects, Project admins, and users using JIRA/ALM
• Importing Requirements using JIRA/ALM
• Importing Requirements using Rational Requisite Pro
• Creating a Bug Life Cycle Diagram using MS Visio
• Writing Test cases for Functional, Positive, Negative, Equivalence Partitioning, Integration, Database Testing, and covering the traceability matrix
• Selecting right candidate for Smoke Testing and executing test cases
• Executing Test Cases for Functional, Positive, Negative, Equivalence Partitioning, Integration, and Database Testing
• Logging defects, assigning defects to the developers, demonstrating full Bug Life Cycle, and generating graphs and reports using JIRA/ALM
• Creating Test Analysis Report (TAR)
• Creating an Executive Summary for the test
• Writing a Traceability Matrix for Requirements, Test Cases and Defects
• Creating Release Notes, then Checking in to the Shared Folder using Microsoft SharePoint
• Create a user manual, then check in to the Shared Folder using Microsoft SharePoint
• Creating a post-mortem Mortem Reports, then checking In to the Shared Folder using Microsoft SharePoint
• Creating Application Contingency Plan, Security management plan, Business Recovery Plan, Project Management Plan (PMP), Configuration Management Plan (CMP), and a Software Development Plan (SDP)