Course

Testing in Agile Projects

Testing in Agile Projects is a practical course that provides an insight into what agile testing is, which methods to use, and knowledge about a tester’s role, skills, and mindset in an agile setup.

Learning objectives

You will gain foundational knowledge of testing and quality assurance in agile development processes and a basic understanding of agile methods. By the end of the course, you will have achieved the following:

  • Knowledge of the foundation upon which agile projects are built.
  • An introduction to the Whole Team Approach
  • Familiarity with the most used frameworks in agile system development
  • Developed and conducted reviews of agile requirements (User Stories), including acceptance criteria.
  • Tried out the use of relative estimation with a focus on testing.
  • Insight into what agile testing is and which methods can be used.
  • Knowledge of a tester’s role and mindset in an agile setup
  • An introduction to Test Automation and Continuous Integration (CI)

Target audience

You need to know more about how to test and ensure quality in an agile environment. Perhaps you are about to begin working in an agile project, or you are already working in an agile setting but lack methods and techniques for testing? You might be in a role such as a Test Manager, Tester, QA Manager, Project Manager, product, or business manager, and have a need to understand the agile setup better. You are looking for an overview of how quality can be assured in an agile project and are seeking inspiration to get started and try out methods in your own project.

Course format

Kurset er baseret på en aktiv involvering af deltagerne, hvor der bliver mulighed for en bred erfaringsudveksling både i form at plenum diskussioner men også gennem øvelser. Der vil være parvise-, gruppe- og fælles øvelser, hvor anvendelse af metoder, erfaringsudveksling fra deltagerne og underviseren, vil være i fokus.

In-House training?

If you are more than 5 people from same organisation, it can be beneficial to consider the course as in-house training. We conduct the course exclusively for your employees, either as standard as described or tailored to your needs.

Advantages of in-house training

  1. Financial savings for more than 5 people
  2. Intensive exchange of experiences and knowledge sharing
  3. Employees gain a common understanding of the subject
  4. Opportunity for unique customization based on your own methods and processes

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Testing in Agile Projects

Testing in Agile Projects

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If you have any questions, please call us on +45 44 979 979 or e-mail kompetencecenter@testhuset.dk

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Course content

1. Agile software development including the Manifesto

2. Agile methods including XP, Scrum, Kanban, Lean

3. Requirements in agile projects (Product Backlog Items including User Stories)

4. Agile testing methods (TDD, ATDD, BDD)

5. Agile events including an overview of the Scrum framework

6. The tester’s role in an agile project

7. Quality in delivery including Risk Analysis, Test Quadrants, Definition of Ready (DoR), Definition of Done (DoD)

8. Relative estimation including story points and Planning Poker

9. Automation and Continuous Integration (CI)

Introduction

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