Master software testing - from zero to Hero QA - 2024

Discover the seven testing principles and how risk-based, context-dependent testing improves quality, early feedback, and production-ready confidence.

Explore the roles in hi-tech, from QA testers and automation engineers to DevOps, cybersecurity, product managers, UI UX designers, IT and customer support specialists, and their collaboration to deliver software.

Explore the software development lifecycle, its planning, requirements, design, building, testing, deployment, and maintenance, and see how models like waterfall, spiral, and agile shape team collaboration.

Master the four test levels—unit, integration, system, and acceptance—and learn how they fit the software development lifecycle to prevent gaps and overlap.

Explore black box, white box, functional, nonfunctional, change related, and structural testing, plus techniques like boundary value analysis and regression, to apply across unit, integration, system, and acceptance levels.

Explore nonfunctional testing and its subtypes, including performance, security, compatibility, usability, accessibility, and localization, with a focus on planning, metrics, and realistic user scenarios.

Discover how test documentation guides the testing workflow, saves time and money, and serves as a living, version-controlled source of truth through STP, STD, STR, SRS, and related artifacts.

Explore the software requirements specification (SRS) and how it defines functional and nonfunctional requirements, guides test case design, edge-case planning, and serves as a baseline for planning our tests.

Define the software test plan (STP) to specify the scope, approach, resources, timeline, and testing objectives, and treat it as a living blueprint linking SRS, risk assessment, and stakeholders.

Define the software test description (STD) document, detailing test preparations, test cases, and step-by-step procedures with expected results and test data derived from STP and SSRS for QA.

Generate the software test report (STR) after testing cycles to summarize tests executed, defects found, and bug metrics, guiding go/no-go decisions and future release planning.

Explore the defect lifecycle in software testing: learn to report defects, distinguish errors, defects, and failures, and follow common statuses from new to closed.

Learn to craft clear defect reports with actionable steps to reproduce, include attachments as evidence, and assign severity and priority, using bug tracking systems to monitor quality.

Explore how web applications work, including client-server architecture, and apply practical manual testing strategies with integration, system, acceptance, and security testing, and learn to use developer tools for testing.

Learn to test web applications across content, interface, compatibility, performance, load and stress testing, and security aspects, including browser and device variability, error handling, and practical testing workflows.

Master developer tools for QA: inspect the DOM with Elements, debug via console and network, and test performance with Lighthouse. Emulate devices, manage cookies and storage, and capture automation scripts.

Design a comprehensive mobile app test plan covering devices, OS versions, and network conditions. Explore tools, real devices and emulators, cloud options, automation, and security considerations for robust testing.

Learn how to access Jira, sign up for an account, verify your email, and log in. Explore the Jira dashboard and projects to navigate basic features.

Learn how Jira Software helps teams manage work with stories, tasks, sub-tasks, and epics, track bugs, organize backlogs and sprints, and use Kanban and Scrum boards for QA.

Explore how software architecture shapes testing strategies, comparing monolith and microservices, and learn to tailor automation frameworks, test cases, shift-left testing, and regression planning for reliable QA outcomes.