CTAL-TM Video Course

Curriculum For This Course

• 1. Test Process 9 Videos 00:48:16
  • Introduction [CC] 01:30
  • Test Planning [CC] 08:14
  • Test Control [CC] 03:49
  • Test Analysis [CC] 12:01
  • Test Analysis Q&A 12:01
  • Test Implementation [CC] 06:01
  • Test Execution [CC] 03:13
  • Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting [CC] 01:34
  • Test Closure [CC] 05:40
• 2. Test Management: Life Cycle Models 8 Videos 00:52:19
  • Test Management: Introduction [CC] 01:35
  • The V-Model [CC] 10:02
  • Iterative Incremental Models [CC] 06:19
  • Spiral [CC] 07:03
  • Rapid Application Development (RAD) [CC] 05:39
  • Extreme Programming (XP) (Bonus) [CC] 07:06
  • Scrum (Bonus) [CC] 07:00
  • Agile [CC] 06:55
• 3. Test Management: Test Management in Context 7 Videos 00:32:25
  • Test Management in Context: Introduction [CC] 02:45
  • Understanding Testing Stakeholders [CC] 05:23
  • Additional Software Development Lifecycle Activities and Work Products [CC] 05:38
  • Additional test levels [CC] 04:37
  • Managing Non-Functional Testing [CC] 03:02
  • Managing Experience-Based Testing [CC] 03:39
  • More on Exploratory Testing [CC] 07:03
• 4. Test Management: Risk-Based Testing and Other Approaches 14 Videos 01:04:04
  • Why Risk-Based Testing? [CC] 02:49
  • What is Risk? [CC] 02:03
  • Why Risk Management? [CC] 03:10
  • Risk Management Process [CC] 04:27
  • Risk Identification [CC] 04:23
  • Risk Assessment [CC] 08:14
  • Risk Mitigation [CC] 05:02
  • Risk Management in the Lifecycle [CC] 04:41
  • Lightweight Risk-based Approaches [CC] 05:35
  • Heavyweight Risk-based Approaches [CC] 05:29
  • Stakeholder Involvement in Risk-based Testing [CC] 03:58
  • Measuring the Benefits of Risk-based Testing [CC] 01:39
  • Other Techniques for Test Selection [CC] 08:16
  • Test Prioritization and Effort Allocation in the Test Process [CC] 03:42
• 5. Test Management: Test Documentation and Other Work Products [CC] 5 Videos 00:36:51
  • Test Policy [CC] 05:56
  • Test Strategy [CC] 13:38
  • Master Test Plan & Level Test PLan 07:26
  • Project Risk Management [CC] 06:34
  • Other Test Work Products [CC] 03:03
• 6. Test Management: More Management Topics 8 Videos 01:05:34
  • Test Estimation [CC] 14:24
  • Using Metrics [CC] 09:32
  • Metrics Categorizations [CC] 10:22
  • Agile Burn Down and Burn Up Charts (Bonus) [CC] 04:57
  • Using Metrics in Test Control [CC] 04:15
  • Business Value of Testing [CC] 06:39
  • Distributed, Outsourced, and Insourced Testing [CC] 07:27
  • Distributed, Outsourced, and Insourced Testing [CC] - 2 08:58
• 7. Reviews 6 Videos 00:31:23
  • Introduction [CC] 06:07
  • Success Factors of Reviews (Bonus) [CC] 01:33
  • Management Reviews and Audits [CC] 03:03
  • Managing Reviews [CC] 10:44
  • Metrics for Reviews [CC] 05:19
  • Managing Formal Reviews [CC] 04:21
• 8. Defect Management 7 Videos 00:37:08
  • The Defect Lifecycle and the Software Development Lifecycle [CC] 07:27
  • Defect Workflow and States [CC] 04:49
  • Managing Invalid and Duplicate Defect Reports 02:51
  • Cross-Functional Defect Management [CC] 02:37
  • Defect Report Information [CC] 10:35
  • Defect Report Information Characteristics [CC] 04:04
  • Assessing Process Capability with Defect Report Information [CC] 04:23
• 9. Improving the Testing Process 8 Videos 00:31:37
  • Why Improving the Testing Process? [CC] 03:34
  • Process Improvement Introduction [CC] 03:26
  • Types of Process Improvement [CC] 05:24
  • IDEAL [CC] 05:24
  • TMMi [CC] 04:12
  • TPI Next [CC] 02:51
  • CTP [CC] 04:09
  • STEP [CC] 02:16
• 10. Test Tools and Automation 6 Videos 00:31:01
  • Open-source Tools [CC] 07:35
  • Custom Tools [CC] 02:13
  • Tools Return on Investment (ROI) [CC] 10:30
  • Tool Selection Process [CC] 03:30
  • Tool Lifecycle [CC] 03:51
  • Tool Metrics [CC] 03:06
• 11. People Skills Team Composition 6 Videos 00:51:59
  • Individual Skills [CC] 08:46
  • Team Skills [CC] 07:14
  • Test Team Dynamics [CC] 10:42
  • Fitting Testing Within an Organization [CC] 06:57
  • Motivation [CC] 04:03
  • Communication [CC] 06:03