ISTQB Foundation Level
  • ISTQB CTFL Syllabus 2018 V3.1
  • Author - Magdalena Olak
  • 1. Fundamentals of Testing
    • 1.1. What is Testing?
      • 1.1.1. Typical Objectives of Testing
      • 1.1.2. Testing and Debugging
    • 1.2. Why is Testing Necessary?
      • 1.2.1 Testing’s Contributions to Success
      • 1.2.2 Quality Assurance and Testing
      • 1.2.3 Errors, Defects, and Failures
      • 1.2.4 Defects, Root Causes and Effects
    • 1.3. Seven Testing Principles
    • 1.4. Test Process
      • 1.4.1 Test Process in Context
      • 1.4.2 Test Activities and Tasks
      • 1.4.3 Test Work Products
      • 1.4.4 Traceability between the Test Basis and Test Work Products
    • 1.5. The Psychology of Testing
      • 1.5.1 Human Psychology and Testing
      • 1.5.2 Tester’s and Developer’s Mindsets
  • 2. Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle
    • 2.1. Software Development Lifecycle Models
      • 2.1.1. Software Development and Software Testing
      • 2.1.2. Software Development Lifecycle Models in Context
    • 2.2. Test Levels
      • 2.2.1. Component Testing
      • 2.2.2 Integration Testing
      • 2.2.3. System Testing
      • 2.2.4. Acceptance Testing
    • 2.3. Test Types
      • 2.3.1. Functional Testing
      • 2.3.2. Non-functional Testing
      • 2.3.3. White-box Testing
      • 2.3.4. Change-related Testing
      • 2.3.5. Test Types and Test Levels
    • 2.4. Maintenance Testing
      • 2.4.1 Triggers for Maintenance
      • 2.4.2 Impact Analysis for Maintenance
  • 3 Static Testing
    • 3.1 Static Testing Basics
      • 3.1.1 Work Products that Can Be Examined by Static Testing
      • 3.1.2 Benefits of Static Testing
      • 3.1.3 Differences between Static and Dynamic Testing
    • 3.2 Review Process
      • 3.2.1 Work Product Review Process
      • 3.2.2 Roles and responsibilities in a formal review
      • 3.2.3 Review Types
      • 3.2.4 Applying Review Techniques
      • 3.2.5 Success Factors for Reviews
  • 4 Test Techniques
    • 4.1 Categories of Test Techniques
      • 4.1.1 Categories of Test Techniques and Their Characteristics
    • 4.2 Black-box Test Techniques
      • 4.2.1 Equivalence Partitioning
      • 4.2.2 Boundary Value Analysis
      • 4.2.3 Decision Table Testing
      • 4.2.4 State Transition Testing
      • 4.2.5 Use Case Testing
    • 4.3 White-box Test Techniques
      • 4.3.1 Statement Testing and Coverage
      • 4.3.2 Decision Testing and Coverage
      • 4.3.3 The Value of Statement and Decision Testing
    • 4.4 Experience-based Test Techniques
      • 4.4.1 Error Guessing
      • 4.4.2 Exploratory Testing
      • 4.4.3 Checklist-based Testing
  • 5 Test Management
    • 5.1 Test Organization
      • 5.1.1 Independent Testing
      • 5.1.2 Tasks of a Test Manager and Tester
    • 5.2 Test Planning and Estimation
      • 5.2.1 Purpose and Content of a Test Plan
      • 5.2.2 Test Strategy and Test Approach
      • 5.2.3 Entry Criteria and Exit Criteria (Definition of Ready and Definition of Done)
      • 5.2.4 Test Execution Schedule
      • 5.2.5 Factors Influencing the Test Effort
      • 5.2.6 Test Estimation Techniques
    • 5.3 Test Monitoring and Control
      • 5.3.1 Metrics Used in Testing
      • 5.3.2 Purposes, Contents, and Audiences for Test Reports
    • 5.4 Configuration Management
    • 5.5 Risks and Testing
      • 5.5.1 Definition of Risk
      • 5.5.2 Product and Project Risks
      • 5.5.3 Risk-based Testing and Product Quality
    • 5.6 Defect Management
  • 6 Tool Support for Testing
    • 6.1 Test Tool Considerations
      • 6.1.1 Test Tool Classification
      • 6.1.2 Benefits and Risks of Test Automation
      • 6.1.3 Special Considerations for Test Execution and Test Management Tools
    • 6.2 Effective Use of Tools
      • 6.2.1 Main Principles for Tool Selection
      • 6.2.2 Pilot Projects for Introducing a Tool into an Organization
      • 6.2.3 Success Factors for Tools
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  1. 3 Static Testing
  2. 3.2 Review Process

3.2.1 Work Product Review Process

The review process comprises the following main activities:

Planning

  • Defining the scope, which includes the purpose of the review, what documents or parts of documents to review, and the quality characteristics to be evaluated

  • Estimating effort and timeframe

  • Identifying review characteristics such as the review type with roles, activities, and checklists

  • Selecting the people to participate in the review and allocating roles

  • Defining the entry and exit criteria for more formal review types (e.g., inspections)

  • Checking that entry criteria are met (for more formal review types)

Initiate review

  • Distributing the work product (physically or by electronic means) and other material, such as issue log forms, checklists, and related work products

  • Explaining the scope, objectives, process, roles, and work products to the participants

  • Answering any questions that participants may have about the review

Individual review (i.e., individual preparation)

  • Reviewing all or part of the work product

  • Noting potential defects, recommendations, and questions

Issue communication and analysis

  • Communicating identified potential defects (e.g., in a review meeting)

  • Analyzing potential defects, assigning ownership and status to them

  • Evaluating and documenting quality characteristics

  • Evaluating the review findings against the exit criteria to make a review decision (reject; major changes needed; accept, possibly with minor changes)

Fixing and reporting

  • Creating defect reports for those findings that require changes to a work product

  • Fixing defects found (typically done by the author) in the work product reviewed

  • Communicating defects to the appropriate person or team (when found in a work product related to the work product reviewed)

  • Recording updated status of defects (in formal reviews), potentially including the agreement of the comment originator

  • Gathering metrics (for more formal review types)

  • Checking that exit criteria are met (for more formal review types)

  • Accepting the work product when the exit criteria are reached

The results of a work product review vary, depending on the review type and formality, as described in section 3.2.3.

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