Overview

A 3-day interactive workshop focused on test analysis and design techniques including static and dynamic models, nouns and verbs, personae. Test reduction strategies include all-pairs, equivalence, and dependency analysis, as well as risk-based prioritization.

Outline

1. Testing in Context
   • Identifying stakeholders
   • Putting practices into context
2. Analyzing Variables
   • Identifying hidden and subtle variables affecting the behavior of the software under test
3. Designing Tests from Dynamic Models
   • Analyzing states and creating state models
   • Interruption tests and transition tests
4. Designing Tests from Static Models
   • Network connection tests
   • Interruption tests and transition tests
   • Process tests
   • Follow the data
   • File tests
   • Multi-user system tests
5. Nouns and Verbs
   • Using objects and actions ('nouns and verbs') supported by the system to inspire creative new scenarios
6. Designing Tests from Documentation
   • Reconciling information sources
   • Finding ambiguity
   • Active reading
7. User Perspectives
   • Identifying users
   • Distinguishing between functions and attributes
   • Use cases
   • Extreme personae
8. More Testing Ideas
   • Mining the defect database
   • Taking a fieldtrip
9. Defining the Test Strategy
   • Analyzing risks
   • Determining how much of each type of testing to do
   • Establishing a time line
   • Prioritizing
10. Selection Strategies
    • Equivalence
    • Dependent and independent variables
    • Combination testing
    • All-pairs analysis
    • Retiring old tests
11. Executing Tests
    • Varying inputs and actions during execution
    • Reporting results
    • Reproducing intermittent behavior
12. Wrap-up
    • Summary
    • Next steps