PSQT
2008 West
May 5-9, 2008
Las Vegas, NV

This tutorial covers area 5 of the Certified Software Test Professional requirements. This tutorial also covers the Elective area of the Test Management Body of Knowledge (TMBOK) required for the Certified Test Manager (CTM) certification.

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Use cases are a powerful tool for documenting the system under design from the user's perspective. Properly implemented they are a great foundation for the planning and development of test cases for testing. In this course, attendees learn how to effectively develop, analyze and validate Use Cases. In addition, teams learn how to derive tests based upon Use Cases.

Attendees will achieve the following objectives:

  • Learn how to effectively participate in a Use Case development and analysis sessions
  • Master the process of using Use Cases to find system requirements that would otherwise be missed
  • Learn how to identify scenarios that must be handled by the system and tested by the test team
  • Learn how to systematically derive test cases and test procedures from use cases

  • Course introduction
    • Model based development process
    • Use Case & Requirements…What's the relationship
    • Recording Requirements with Use Cases
      • First level of precision
      • 2 nd level of precision…. Details
      • Use Case format
    • Reviewing & Validating Use Cases
    • Use Case… to test case
      • Flow of events
      • Use Case scenarios
      • Generating test cases
    • Summary & Closeout