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Lesson 1- Why IST? 7 Topics

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Background

SmartQA – The context

Testing C Checking

Validation POC

The role of QA

Session testing – Key aspects

Introduction to IST

Lesson 2 – WHAT is IST? 10 Topics

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Deep dive into IST

EUT granularity

User story & granularity

Levels, Types & Techniques

Test scope

Scenarios & Cases

Interactions & Impact

Design approach

Defect escapes (types?)

Cleanliness criteria, Potential defects

Lesson 3 – An overview of validation situations 3 Topics

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“1. Validate a completed app i.e. test an application that has been coded, Ver 1.0 (brand new) , 1.1 (fix & mod), 2.0 (next release)”

2. Validate build of an application in development i.e In the Agile context, it is testing a sprint

3. Validate an entity i.e. feature/requirement/flow that is New/Fix/Mod Approach (high level strategy) to how we may about testing in above situations – the way we typically do and what we can do to make it say better (using IST/HBT?)

Lesson 4 – Reconnaissance phase in detail 15 Topics

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Reconnaissance- What is it?

Example1 – Do RECON of ‘Bottle’

Good understanding – Why RECON, really

Understanding – what does it require

Example2 – Do RECON of ‘BookMyShow’

Landscaping

Exercise1 – Do RECON of ReadingGlass/Pen

Good questioning

Understanding an user story

Shift-lefting

Mapping

Lightweight note taking

Learning Quiz on Reconnaissance

Assessment Quiz on Reconnaissance

Exercise2 – Do RECON of MakeMyTrip

Lesson 5 – Exploration phase in detail #1 (Deep Dive) 10 Topics | 2 Quizzes

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What is exploration?

Example #3 – Do Deep Dive of ‘Bottle’

Example #4 – Do Deep Dive of ‘BookMyShow’

Deep Dive

Exploring specification

Design approaches

Exercise #3- Do Deep Dive of ReadingGlass/Pen

Level based test design

Test writing style

Exercise #4 – Do DEEP DIVE of MakeMyTrip

Learning Quiz on Exploration

Assessment Quiz on Exploration

Lesson 6 – Exploration phase in detail #2 (Design) 12 Topics

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What are scenarios/cases?

Level based test design

Design viewpoints

Example #5 – Do DESIGN of ‘BookMyShow’ entity

Scenarios for various test types

Level based scenarios

Scenarios that go beyond the current entity (flow)

Test writing style

Test granularity

Learning Quiz on Design

Assessment Quiz on Design

Exercise #5- Do DESIGN of MakeMyTrip entity

Lesson 7 – Robust Test Design 7 Topics | 2 Quizzes

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Test design techniques – Quick overview

Behavior based design (decision table)

Example #6- Do DESIGN of Calendar- Create Event

The practice of design – Design steps

list steps to do ‘robust test design’

Behaviour conditions – decision making C variation

Exercise #6- Do DESIGN of Google Doc Format

Learning Quiz on Design

Assessment Quiz on Design

Lesson 8 – Smart Checklist 11 Topics

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What is Checklist?

Checklists in other industries

What is Smart Checklist?

Example #7 – Illustrate using Smart Checklist (ICU/Aeroplane) from The Checklist Manifesto

Example #8 – Illustrate a Smart Checklist using SmartDevTest Checklist

Example #9 – Develop a Smart Checklist for “Book My Show App”

How to develop a Smart Checklist

How not write a Smart Checklist

Learning Quiz on Smart Checklist

Assessment Quiz on Smart Checklist

Exercise #7- Develop a Smart Checklist for MakeMyTrip

Lesson 9 – Exploration phase in detail #3 (During Evaluation) 1 Topic

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While evaluating, be sharp and observant, mindful, dig into the context, expand understanding, identify newer potential issues, come with new ideas, understand interactions far better, scenarios, conditions, anomalies, jot down questions, suggestions, issues, update scenarios…

Lesson 10 – PLANNING 11 Topics

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What is test scope?

What is test strategy & plan?

(add) What is Release Test Plan in Agile context?

(add) What is Sprint Test Plan in Agile context?

Sprint/Session Plan

Example10 – Do Release & Sprint Test Plan Test Plan of ‘Bottle’

Example11 – Do Release & Sprint Test Plan Test Plan of ‘BookMyShow’

Exercise #8 – Do Release & Sprint Test Plan of ‘Reading glass/Pen’

Learning Quiz on Planning

Assessment Quiz on Planning

Exercise #9 – Do Release & Sprint Test Plan of ‘MakeMyTrip”

Lesson 11 – Recoup phase in detail 9 Topics

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Recoup – What is it?

Measuring test progress

Analysing defect escapes

Judging adequacy – Exercise10 – Judge test adequacy of the given scenarios

Measuring quality – Exercise11- Assess tech quality of software given the scenarios and issues found

Check C. Test effort

Analysis for clear actions

Exercise12- Find out the in-process and post release defect escape percentage.

Exercise13 – Analyse test quality given issues found testing and deployment(escapes)

Lesson 12 – Let’s us test an complete application 2 Topics

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“Example12 – Test ‘GMail’ Do Recon, Deep dive, explore and test”

“Exercise14- Test DocScanner Do Recon, Deep dive, explore and test”

Lesson 13 – How-to-apply IST in different real-life situations 6 Topics

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Validate a build/entire-application for a specific attribute (say) Evaluate application usability

Validate an entity from Dev POV i.e. how to do Dev Test

How to test a final release from user’s POV i.e. do User acceptance

How to do SIT (System Integration Test)

Test a spec (e.g. Test User Story in Agile context)

Learning Quiz on“ How to apply IST…”

Lesson 14 – How-to-Adopt 7 Topics

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For better early stage quality – DevTest, Review (US-Precode/PostCode)

For understanding, design and assessment

Wrt changing documentation styles

Wrt doing rapidly, effectively with less baggage

Wrt what metrics to measure/use

If you are doing “Exploratory test”, how does this help

Learning Quiz on“ How to adopt”

Lesson 15- Miscellaneous 10 Topics

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“On User story(US) & Acceptance criteria(AC) i.e for a US, this could spell out AC for individual US and also flow(s). This could be functional and attributes too. That QA may have to read/review and refine US and formulate AC. Find issues in US earlier too, not only after implementation.”

On Smart regression

Relating to BDD, TDD

Relating to web/mobile/API testing

How to analyse issues (dev/customer escapes, level-type-objective(+/-) analysis)

How to setup dev quality criteria i.e. what is expected of Dev test

On the larger context of application understanding

On sanity/smoke tests in the context of Agile/IST

On regress a build/complete-application in the context of Agile/IST

Learning Quiz on“ Miscellaneous”

Lesson 16- Summary of IST 1 Topic

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Summary of IST

Resource – IST Aids 13 Topics

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Smart Checklist for LANDSCAPER

Smart Checklist for PERSONA MAPPER

Smart Checklist for SCOPE MAPPER

Smart Checklist for INTERACTION MAPPER

Smart Checklist for ENVIRONMENT MAPPER

Smart Checklist for PLANNER

Smart Checklist for DEEP DIVE

Smart Checklist for DESIGN

Smoke, Sanity, Smart Regression

UAT & Specific Test

Review of User Story

TC Review, Adequacy

Escape analysis, figuring Actions TBD (what people call as RCA)