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QA Handbook

The processes behind reliable software

Practical guides to how software teams work and where testing fits in: lifecycles, test planning and Agile delivery, explained from a QA Engineer’s perspective.

Guides
4
Available now
3
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Guides

Start with SDLC for the big picture, then go deeper into testing.

01Available

Software Development Life Cycle

How software is planned, designed, built, tested, released and maintained, and where QA contributes in each phase.

What you will learn

  • Six lifecycle phases with inputs and outputs
  • Responsible roles and the QA Engineer’s part
  • A worked example: Secure User Logout
  • 6 phases
  • Practical example
Open the SDLC guide
02Available

Software Testing Life Cycle

The testing process inside delivery: from analysing requirements to closing a test cycle with evidence.

What you will learn

  • Requirement analysis to test closure
  • Entry and exit criteria for each phase
  • Deliverables such as test cases and reports
  • 6 phases
  • Entry / exit criteria
Open the STLC guide
03Coming soon

Test Plan

Deciding what to test, how, by whom and when, and documenting it in a test plan the team can rely on.

What you will learn

  • Scope, approach, resources and schedule
  • Risks, entry and exit criteria
  • Test plan vs. test strategy
  • Test plan outline
  • Risk-based
Preview the outline
04Available

Agile & Scrum

A simple two-week Sprint walkthrough: the meetings, the team and what a tester does at each step.

What you will learn

  • Grooming, planning and daily stand-ups
  • Sprint Review and Retrospective
  • The tester’s role, with simple examples
  • 2-week Sprint
  • 5 meeting topics
Open the Agile & Scrum guide