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Software Quality Assurance

Software Quality Assurance. WELCOME. Software Quality Assurance. Mikhail Portnov 1978 BSEE (major in Telecommunications) 1983 MS in Math 1987-1990 Post-Graduate program in Professional Education. Software Quality Assurance. My SQA career started in 1992 First Job (1992, $28K)

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Software Quality Assurance

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  1. Software Quality Assurance WELCOME

  2. Software Quality Assurance Mikhail Portnov • 1978 BSEE (major in Telecommunications) • 1983 MS in Math • 1987-1990 Post-Graduate program in Professional Education

  3. Software Quality Assurance My SQA career started in 1992 • First Job (1992, $28K) • Second Job (1993, $36-40K) • Third Job (1994, Borland, $35 per hour) ( the school started August 20, 1994) • Fourth Job (1995, QA Manager, $60K) SQA profession was born in early 90s

  4. Why QA Career Is Unique? Age does not work against you Computer Science degree is not must Previous profession (transferable skills) Industry knowledge might help Fairly High Compensation High demand in major urban areas No colleges offering degrees in Software QA Easy to learn You can start with relatively low technical skills level 3-6 months could be enough to start working

  5. What Testers Do At Work? What is Software Testing? Software testing activities Learning the product Ad hoc/Exploratory testing Write Test Cases and other test docs Execute test cases – Structured testing Automate test cases Write Bug reports Verify bugs fixed

  6. What We Learn Software Testing Methodology Test Planning & Test Documentation Writing Bug reports In-house software testing projects How to get a job Online Testing Project (real life) Self-Paced classes: UNIX-Perl-Shell, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, XML, Mobile Apps Testing, Selenium IDE, etc.

  7. Rules of the game Committed career changers only Home work is must (not an option) Three trial sessions (no charge) Then $1,000 tuition paid to continue Job market support: you have to pass the Clearance Interview in Skype 20 hours a week to be committed to the course + homework

  8. Course Components 40 online sessions (one hour each) 20 QA sessions; 10 for Mobile Testing; 10 for 2 projects (web + mobile) 9 online self-paced classes included Webinars recorded and made available Previous class webinars available Videotaped Portnov School classes Unlimited online counselling Internships offered in Silicon Valley

  9. Interview Questions Cover 95% of what you need Reported by fellow graduates Local to Silicon Valley (US) In your market niche Answers provided on web page Answers provided in 2 videos Answers drilled in quizzes Answers discussed in that class

  10. A few questions? What is Quality? What is Software Quality? What is the difference between Software Testing and Software Quality Assurance? Is it possible to find and fix all the bugs in a software product before it goes to the customers? Why test?

  11. QA Procedures Test Planning Bug Reporting Bug Tracking Test Automation Release Certification

  12. Basic Terms Positive vs. Negative Testing Black Box vs. White Box Testing Unit – Integration – System Testing Functional – Regression – Acceptance Validation vs. Verification Testing Ad hoc – Exploratory – Structured

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