Professional Software Testing Using Visual Studio
- Learn practical steps to reduce quality issues and meet release dates and budgets
- Shift your testing activities left to find bugs sooner
- Improve collaboration between the developers and testers
- Get hands-on experience with Visual Studio 2019, Azure DevOps Services, and common marketplace tools.
Through a combination of lecture, demonstrations, and team-based exercises, learn to deliver high-quality increments of software on regular iterations using the tools found in Visual Studio, Azure DevOps Services, and the community marketplace. This three-day course provides students with practical software testing techniques and technical skills, as well as exposure to Test-Driven Development (TDD), Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), Test Impact Analysis, Continuous Integration (CI), and more.
Understand and practice development testing acceptance testing, and exploratory testing. Create automated acceptance tests in Visual Studio, use SpecFlow to automate acceptance testing, and learn to use Microsoft Test Runner. Learn to plan and track work, manage test cases, and more utilizing Azure DevOps Services and associated tools.
Who Should Attend
This course is appropriate for all members of a software development team, especially those performing testing activities. This course also provides value for non-testers (developers, designers, managers, etc.) who want a better understanding of what agile software testing involves.
Computer and Audio Requirements
Because of the interactive nature of this class, each attendee is required to access the virtual classroom using a computer. Additionally, connecting audio via computer (using an internal or external mic or headset) is required for this class.
This is an independent course and is neither affiliated with, nor authorized, sponsored, or approved by, Microsoft Corporation.
Exploratory Tests
Introduction to exploratory tests
Using the Microsoft Test & Feedback extension
Connected mode vs. standalone mode
Exploring work items
Capturing rich data during an exploratory session
Exploratory testing “tours”
Requesting and providing stakeholder feedback
Build and Release Testing
Introduction to Azure Pipelines
Automated builds using build pipelines
Running automated tests in the pipeline
Practicing Continuous Integration (CI)
Leveraging Test Impact Analysis
Automated releases using release pipelines
Creating, deploying, and testing a release
Viewing and managing a deployment
Reporting
Agile metrics that matter
Configuring alerts and notifications
Using the Microsoft Analytics extension
Ad-hoc reporting using Excel and Power BI
Querying data using the REST API
Delivering Quality Software
Understanding and avoiding technical debt
Detecting and measuring technical debt
Defining and obeying a definition of "done"
Overcoming dysfunctional team behaviors
Becoming a high-performance team
Case studies
Class Daily Schedule
Day 1: 12:00pm-4:30pm ET
Day 2: 12:00pm-4:30pm ET
Day 3: 12:00pm-4:30pm ET
Day 4: 12:00pm-4:30pm ET
Day 5: 12:00pm-4:30pm ET
Times represent the typical daily schedule. Please confirm class schedule at registration.
Training Course Fee Includes
- Easy course access: Attend training right from your computer and easily connect your audio via computer or phone. Easy and quick access fits todayís working style and eliminates expensive travel and long days in the classroom.
- Live, expert instruction: Instructors are sought-after practitioners, highly-experienced in the industry who deliver a professional learning experience in real-time.
- Valuable course materials: Courses cover the same professional content as our classroom training, and students have direct access to valuable materials.
- Rich virtual learning environment: A variety of tools are built in to the learning platform to engage learners through dynamic delivery and to facilitate a multi-directional flow of information.
- Hands-on exercises: An essential component to any learning experience is applying what you have learned. Using the latest technology, your instructor can provide hands-on exercises, group activities, and breakout sessions.
- Real-time communication: Communicate real-time directly with the instructor. Ask questions, provide comments, and participate in the class discussions.
- Peer interaction: Networking with peers has always been a valuable part of any classroom training. Live Virtual training gives you the opportunity to interact with and learn from the other attendees during breakout sessions, course lecture, and Q&A.
- Small class size: Live Virtual courses are limited in small class size to ensure an opportunity for personal interaction.
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