1. Software Quality Assurance
WELCOME

2. Software Quality Assurance
Mikhail Portnov
1978 BSEE (major in Telecommunications)
1983 MS in Math
Post-Graduate program in Professional Education

3. Software Quality Assurance
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 Career Is Unique? Age does not work against you
Computer Science degree is not must
Previous profession (transferable skills)
Industry knowledge might help
Fairly High Compensation
High demand in major urban areas
No colleges offering degrees in Software QA
Easy to learn
You can start with relatively low technical skills level
3-6 months could be enough to start working

5. What Testers Do At Work? What is Software Testing?
Software testing activities
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 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. Rules of the game Committed career changers only
Home work is must (not an option)
Three trial sessions (no charge)
Then $1,000 tuition paid to continue
Job market support: you have to pass the Clearance Interview in Skype
20 hours a week to be committed to the course + homework

8. Course Components 40 online sessions (one hour each)
20 QA sessions; 10 for Mobile Testing; 10 for 2 projects (web + mobile)
9 online self-paced classes included
Webinars recorded and made available
Previous class webinars available
Videotaped Portnov School classes
Unlimited online counselling
Internships offered in Silicon Valley

9. Interview Questions 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

10. A few questions? What is Quality? What is Software Quality?
What is the difference between Software Testing and Software Quality Assurance?
Is it possible to find and fix all the bugs in a software product before it goes to the customers?
Why test?

11. QA Procedures Test Planning Bug Reporting Bug Tracking Test Automation
Release Certification

12. Basic Terms 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