Agile Software Testing with Continuous Integration Training Course

QA/CI

• What is Quality Assurance (QA)?
• What is Continuous Integration (CI)?
• The costs associated with software development, refactoring, and fixing errors for government projects.
• Identifying and understanding the project scope for government initiatives.
• Benefits to the organization from effective QA and CI practices in public sector operations.

Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

• Software development aligned with business requirements, assumptions, and domain-driven design principles for government projects.
• Challenges in communication between IT and business stakeholders in the public sector.
• The role of domain models in aligning technical solutions with business goals for government initiatives.

Best Practices

• The KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) principle and DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) methodology in software development for government applications.
• Adherence to coding standards for government projects.
• Creating reusable code through object-oriented programming (OOP) and design patterns for government systems.
• Identifying and reducing cyclomatic complexity in government software development.

Software Metrics

• Weight Method per Class (WMC)
• Response For a Class (RFC)
• Depth of Inheritance Tree (DIT)
• Coupling Between Objects (CBO)
• Lack of Cohesion of Methods (LCOM)
• Number of Children (NOC)
• Cyclomatic complexity
• Metrics class
• Model metrics
• Metrics for use in government software projects.

Software Testing

• Understanding what, when, and how to test in the context of government projects.
• The methods of "white-box" and "black box" testing for government applications.
• The role of testing in agile methodologies for government development processes.
• TDD (Test-Driven Development) and its potential impact on project costs for government initiatives.
• Unit testing practices for government software.
• Behavioral tests for government applications.
• Functional tests in the context of government systems.

Refactoring

• What is refactoring and its importance for government software projects?
• Technical debt management strategies for government initiatives.
• Identifying code smells in government applications.
• Common refactoring patterns for government systems.

Documentation

• The role of documentation in agile methodologies for government projects.
• Determining what to document in the context of government software development.
• Types of documentation required for government applications.
• Agile methodologies and documentation: balancing working software with comprehensive documentation in government projects.
• The Standard XMI format for government documentation.
• Automatic generation of documentation for government systems.

Tools and Environment CI

• Overview of tools and environments for Continuous Integration (CI) in government software development.

Agile and CI/QA

• Planning and incremental development practices in the context of government projects.
• Embracing change in agile methodologies for government initiatives.
• Short development stages in government software projects.
• Interdisciplinary team collaboration for government applications.
• Extreme Programming (XP) and code review processes in government systems.
• Prioritizing individuals and interactions over processes and tools in government development.

Summation

• Discussion of key points covered.
• Q&A session for participants.
• Steps to begin the process of implementation in government projects.

Introduction to Testing

• Functional tests for government applications.
• Regression testing practices for government systems.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for government software.
• Unit testing in the context of government development.
• Usability testing for government applications.
• Non-functional tests for government systems.
• Performance testing for government software.
• Load testing practices for government applications.
• Stress testing methods for government systems.
• Soak testing techniques for government projects.

Test or Not to Test

• Who makes decisions about what to test in government software development?
• The cost implications of testing irrelevant components in government projects.
• Calculating return on investment (ROI) for testing in government initiatives, including failure analysis.
• The role of the Test Manager in government software projects.

The Process of Testing

• Testing as a structured process and strategic approach for government applications.
• Identifying testing needs for government systems.
• Gathering requirements through use cases and user stories for government projects.
• Scoping the project by choosing and prioritizing test scenarios in government software development.
• Designing tests for government applications.
• Preparing data for testing in government systems.
• Setting up the testing environment for government projects.
• Creating or recording tests for government software.
• Performing the test for government applications.
• Analyzing results and generating reports for government systems.
• Drawing conclusions and identifying areas for improvement in government software development.
• Deciding when to conclude testing for government projects.

Product Owner and Tests

• The role of the customer representative in prioritizing tests for government applications.
• Prioritizing tests based on stakeholder needs in government software development.
• Writing effective user stories for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in government projects.
• Defining acceptance criteria for government systems.
• Group exercise to produce customer requirements and write user stories, then create tests based on these requirements for government initiatives.