Introduction to Quality Assurance

This class is designed for anyone involved in software development, with a focus on those new to the concepts of Quality Assurance.  At DT Group, we believe quality application development is about more then just code.  The more all members of an application development team understand the other roles, the more effect each member of the team will become.

In this class, we will walk through the role of a Quality Assurance analyst.  This includes the following topics:

• Review the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the SDLC roles

• Discuss the role of the Quality assurance analyst fits in the SDLC

• Discus the differences between Quality Control and Quality Assurance

• A review of several key terms needed to fully understand quality assurance

• Review the most common types of functional testing, when they occur during a project, and practice writing your own scripts. 

• Discuss the needs and challenges of "test" data in various environments

This class will help you understand that the mindset needed to succeed as a Quality Assurance analyst.  Regardless of your role within the SLDC, a deeper understanding of  the role of Quality Assurance and testing will dramatically improve the quality of your work and the software delivered.

I hope you enjoy!