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T040    Test Planning: A Risk-Based Perspective

Everything in life is risky, but few things are more risky than developing software. In this workshop, you will help to develop a risk-based test plan with the other participants. You will consider both business and technical risks including platform testing, testing objectives, assigning effort to each test objective, test plans, procedures and scripts. You will also review plenty of real-world examples.

Benefits
After completing this workshop, you will know how to create a risk-based test plan that considers both technical and business risks.

Topics Covered
  • What is risk-based test planning?
  • The impact of risk-based testing
  • Prioritizing different test objectives
  • How much effort to apply to different objectives
  • Real-world examples of risk-based planning
Who Should Attend
Anyone involved in software risk assessment including Testers, Test Leads, Developer Leads, Managers and Directors.
   

Learning Approach
Lecture, Individual, Group, Examples

Suggested Prerequisites
M010  Testing in Software Development
T010  Overview of Testing


About the Instructor
Robert Sabourin, P. Eng. has 20+ years management experience leading teams of software development professionals to consistently deliver projects on-time, on-quality and on-budget. He is a well-respected member of the software engineering community who has managed, trained, mentored and coached hundreds of top professionals in the field. He frequently writes and speaks to conferences around the world on software engineering, SQA, testing, management and internationalization.


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