E-Business Testing

• The Challenge of E-business testing
• E-Business and the New Skills Required by Testers
• A Risk-Based Approach to E-Business Test Strategy
• Techniques for Testing E-business Applications
• Test Techniques and Automation

Background and Objectives

If we believe the computer press, the revolution is here; the whole world is getting connected; that many of the small start-ups of today will become the market leaders of tomorrow; that the whole world will benefit from E-anyWordULike.

Pressure to deliver quickly, using new technology, inexperienced staff, into an untested marketplace and facing uncertain risks is overwhelming. Where does all this leave the tester? In fast-moving environments, if the tester carps about lack of requirements, software stability or integration plans they will probably be trampled to death by the stampeding project team.

In a recent E-Business project, we identified 82 product risks of concern. Fewer than 10 had anything to do with functionality. In all E-Business projects, the issues of Non-Functional problems such as usability, browser configuration, performance, reliability, security dominate people's concerns. We used to think of software product risks in one dimension (functionality) and concentrate on that. The number and variety of the risks of E-Business projects forces us to take a new approach.

This is the E-Business Testing challenge: to assess E-Business risks, then plan, implement and execute tests to address them in new technical environments under impossible deadlines.

Presenter of E-Business Testing and Risk-Based Testing
Paul Gerrard - Systeme Evolutif Ltd
Paul is the Business Development Manager and a principal consultant for Systeme Evolutif. He has conducted consultancy and training assignments in all aspects of Software Testing and Quality Assurance. Previously, he has worked as a developer, designer, project manager and consultant for small and large developments using 3 and 4GLs. Paul has degrees from the Universities of Oxford and London, is Special Projects Secretary for the BCS SIG in Software Testing and a member of the BCS Software Component Test Standard Committee. He is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences in Europe and the US, and won the 'Best Presentation' award at EuroSTAR '95. Paul is the author of all the training material presented by Systeme Evolutif.

Benefits of Attending
This 2-day course covers all of the issues of concern to managers and test practitioners. Course modules provide up to minute coverage of the emerging disciplines of risk-based testing, non-functional testing and testing under pressure. Managers will acquire methods and tools to assess risks, prepare test strategies and manage the test process. Test practitioners acquire the knowledge of the new test techniques and tools needed to address the risks of E-Business. The course materials include a comprehensive set of references, a supporting paper and E-Business risk and test strategy worksheets.

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