Computer school

1. Software Quality Assurance

WELCOME

2. Software Quality Assurance

Portnov Computer School
Mikhail Portnov
1978
BSEE (major in Telecommunications)
1983
MS in Math
1987-1990 Post-Graduate program in
Professional Education

3. Software Quality Assurance

Portnov Computer School
My SQA career started in 1992
First Job (1992, $28K)
Second Job (1993, $36-40K)
Third Job (1994, Borland, $35 per hour)
( the school started August 20, 1994)
Fourth Job (1995, QA Manager, $60K)
SQA profession was born in early 90s

4. WHY QA IS UNIQUE?

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Age does not work against you (Maturity, Stability,
Appreciation of quality)
2. Computer Science degree not required
3. Previous profession helps (Documentation skills, QC)
4. Industry knowledge might help
5. Fairly High Compensation
6. High demand in major urban areas
7. No colleges offering degrees in Software QA
8. Easy to learn
9. You can start with relatively low technical skills level
10. 3-4 months is enough to start working

5. WHAT TESTERS DO?

1. What is Software Testing?
2. Software testing activities
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Learning the product
Ad hoc/Exploratory testing
Write Test Cases and other test docs
Execute test cases – Structured testing
Automate test cases
Write Bug reports
Verify bugs fixed

6. WHAT WE LEARN

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Software Testing Methodology
Test Planning & Test Documentation
Writing Bug reports
In-house software testing projects
How to get a job
Online Testing Project (real life)
Self-Paced classes: UNIX-Perl-Shell,
SQL, HTML, JavaScript, XML, Mobile
Apps Testing, Selenium IDE, etc.

7. REMEMBER

1. To get different results you have to be
different, you have to change
2. We are not in business of teaching
classes – we are in business of helping
you in that change
3. The school has two goals:
1. Help you to get a job (we can do that fast)
2. Help you to keep the job

8. Rules of the Game

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Committed career changers only
Home work is must (not an option)
Two trial sessions (no charge)
Then $750 tuition paid to continue
Certificates, resumes, & references
given only to those with 75% results
6. Tests could be retaken to qualify

9. Course Components

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30 online sessions (one hour each)
20 QA sessions and 10 with Project
9 online self-paced classes included
Webinars recorded and made available
Previous class webinars available
Videos taken in classrooms
Unlimited online counselling
2 hours individual counselling

10. Interview Questions

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Cover 95% of what you need
Reported by fellow graduates
Local to Silicon Valley (US)
In your market niche
Answers provided on web page
Answers provided in 2 videos
Answers drilled in quizzes
Answers discussed in that class
Learn The Answers

11. A FEW QUESTIONS

1. What is Quality?
2. What is Software Quality?
3. What is the difference between
Software Testing and Software Quality
Assurance?
4. Is it possible to find and fix all the bugs
in a software product before it goes to
the customers?
5. Why test?

12. QA PROCEDURES

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Test Planning
Bug Reporting
Bug Tracking
Test Automation
Release Certification

13. BASIC TERMS

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Positive vs. Negative Testing
Black Box vs. White Box Testing
Unit – Integration – System Testing
Functional – Regression – Acceptance
Validation vs. Verification Testing
Ad hoc – Exploratory – Structured
WHAT we do or WHY we do that