Professional Manual Testing Program is meant for professionals who want to enter into the IT field. It starts with conceptual clarity on software testing, fundamentals of manual/functional testing, JIRA tool, introduction to Automation and how a testing team works in an Agile environment. The highlights of the course are ongoing assignments, project work and preparation for the interview.

Manual Testing

• Introduction to software testing fundamentals
• SDLC lifecycle (waterfall, V-model etc)
• Testing lifecycle
• Roles & Responsibilities of software tester
• Static and Dynamic testing
• Functional and non-functional testing
• Testing Levels (unit testing, system testing, system integration testing etc)
• Regression testing and its significance in Agile projects
• Test factors for test case design
• Test case design techniques using flowcharts, use case scenarios, permutations and
  combinations etc.
• Boundary value and equivalence partition techniques for data driven testing.
• Defect reporting and management
• Bug lifecycle
• Test Reporting and documentation (Test summary report, traceability matrix etc)
• Tools for test management (JIRA, Zephyr)
• Interview Techniques (Q&A)
• Assignments based assessment Introduction to JIRA and Zephyr
• Getting started and setup
• Agile Boards – Scrum, Kanban
• Overview of Epics, Stories and tasks in JIRA
• How to write a story in JIRA
• Defect Management
• Introduction to Zephyr
• Zephyr and JIRA Integration
• Creating test in Zephyr
• Test Execution and Reporting in Zephyr
• Linking defects with Test

Introduction to Test Automation Tool

• What is Automation
• Benefits of Automation
• When to automate
• How to automate
• Economics of Automation
• Key Commercial tools comparison
• Automation Concepts
• Preparing to Record
• Introduction to Selenium
• Selenium Components Installation
• Selenium IDE
• Managing User interface controls
• Understanding Java Concepts
• Debugging Scripts
• Batch Execution
• Automation Frameworks

Agile Methodologies

• Manifesto for Agile Software Development
• The Twelve Principles
• The Agile Ecosystem
• Product Owner
• Scrum Team
• User Story
• Acceptance criteria
• Initiative/Feature/User Story Hierarchy
• Sizing/estimates of the user stories
• Minimum Viable Product a.k.a. the MVP
• The Sprint
• Technical cycle time
• Agile Team
• Scrum Master
• Agile Tester
• Other Agile Team members
• Ceremonies
• Sprint Planning Meeting
• Story Board
• Daily Stand-Up
• Sprint Burn-Down
• Balance Scope vs. Schedule
• Definition of Done
• Showcase
• Retrospective
• Agile Governance
• The Waterfall Process
• A Phased Waterfall Project
• An Agile Process
• Small Agile project

Project Work

• Working on a project to have a practical experience in testing
• Qualifying Exam

* Note: We are open for any customisation to course contents.

Q: Do I need to be from a technical background to do this course?

A: Working knowledge of internet and Microsoft packages (Word, Excel) is enough for learning testing.

Q: Is this a basic or advanced software testing course?

A: This course starts with the basics and Fundamentals of Manual Testing and then gradually moves to the advanced levels of Manual testing with a Test Management Tool (Quality Center/ALM)

Q: Is PMTP & ISTQB the same?

A: PMTP is a practical and specialised software testing course whereas ISTQB is a theoretical software testing knowledge base course.

Q: Which jobs can I apply for after doing PMTP?

A: You can apply for Jr. Test Analyst and Test Analyst roles.

Q: Do you support  job placements?

A: We prepare you for the interview preparations and share our internal & external job posting with you directly to reduce the round of interviews.