How to Plan, Prepare, and Manage Acceptance Testing

User acceptance testing without a test plan is similar to taking off without a flight plan. If you don’t know what needs to be done to responsibly validate that an information technology solution meets the defined business, stakeholder, solution, and transition requirements, you place the project (and potentially your organization) at risk.

This online business analyst testing course teaches you how to select a testing strategy, develop a test plan, organize test scenarios, and manage the testing effort for end-user acceptance testing based on business, stakeholder, solution, and transition requirements.

Note: This instructor-led course delivered in two virtual sessions via the Internet covers the same content as the first day of our 2-day course, “How to Test an Application using Business Requirements” which can be delivered live at your site.

1. Testing Your Testing Methods

Introduction to Acceptance Testing

What is an Integrated Business Solution?

To Test or Not To Test

Testing Reality

2. Applying a Testing Methodology

Software Testing Methodology

Exercise: Other Testing Terminology

A "Real" Testing Methodology

Exercise: Testing Activities

3. Selecting the Right Testing Strategy

Static Testing Methods

Static Testing

Exercise: Static Coverage

Rules of Walkthroughs and Inspections

Roles in Walkthroughs and Inspections

Static Validation Methods

Implementing Static Testing

Exercise: Making It Happen

Test Strategy Development

Of People and Methods

Static versus Dynamic Testing

How Can You Manage Risk?

Dimensions of Risk

Technology Risks Quantified

Business/Environmental Risks

Exercise: Selecting Test Types

Dynamic Coverage Levels

Automated Tools Types

Implementing Test Automation

Critical Test Planning Assumptions

Test Plan Validation

Organizing a Test Plan

4. Creating and Validating Test Plans

Dynamic Testing Methods

Dynamic Testing

Testing Phases

Exercise: Testing Testing Phases

White Box Testing Defined

Black Box Testing Defined

Test Planning Techniques

Test Planning Activities

Criteria for a Testing Objective

Administrative Components of a Test Plan

Executive Components of a Test Plan

Scheduling Components of a Test Plan

Roles and Responsibilities

Planning Required Resources

• Use the 7 major steps of a well-defined testing methodology
• Determine when to use walkthroughs, reviews, and inspections
• Select the appropriate type of test coverage to reduce business risks
• Contrast unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing
• Develop the strategic and scheduling components of a test plan
• Optimize the use of your acceptance testing resources
• Create an acceptance test plan that is synchronized with your strategy
• Assemble the 17 key elements of effective test plans

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