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Agile Testing

Overview

Reference No TGS-2020001475
Part of -
Duration 3 days
Course Time 9:00am to 5:00pm
Enquiry Please contact ask-iss@nus.edu.sg for more details.
Many organisations develop software using an Agile methodology.

An Agile software development approach is characterised by iterative and incremental development to achieve significant productivity benefits, such as faster time-to-market and cost & time savings.

The Agile approach's benefits to the organisation are:

  • Increased ability to plan and deliver changes based on business priorities
  • Greater responsiveness with the ability to respond to changing priorities or urgent updates
  • Higher visibility of progress to all stakeholders
  • The confidence that they are building the right solutions by allowing them to explore new ideas and test them quickly with significantly less effort and cost
  • A delivery process that significantly lowers the risk of delivery, compared to traditional 'big bang' releases at the end of a long project
  • Improved ability to commit to and meet delivery deadlines
  • The ability to deliver new functionalities to their customers faster and with less lead time
A software testing practice that follows the principles of Agile software development is called 'Agile Testing'. An Agile framework, such as Scrum, is an iterative approach for software development, where requirements and designs evolve through collaboration between the customer and self-organising project teams.

Agile Testing focuses on identifying and repairing defects when they are detected, rather than waiting for a later stage in the project. By doing so, the product's quality will increase and development costs and efforts will go down. Agile practices, such as daily meetings can help to identify issues and defects early.

This three-day course will provide training and testing activities related to Agile projects and on applying tools and techniques to ensure that software products meet the accepted quality level (AQL).

Advantages of Agile Testing:

  • Improves quality
  • Saves time and money
  • Reduces documentation
  • Team gets regular feedback from end users
This course is part of the Software Systems series and Digital Agility series offered by NUS-ISS.

Upcoming Classes

Class 1 01 Oct 2025 to 03 Oct 2025 (Full Time)

Duration: 3 days

Time:
9:00am to 5:00pm



Key Takeaways

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:

  • Understand the mindset, culture and principles behind the Agile approach to software development
  • Differentiate between the testing role in Agile teams compared to that in traditional teams
  • Contribute positively as an Agile team member focused on Agile testing
  • Recognise the challenges and difficulties associated with non-testing activities performed in an Agile team
  • Understand and apply the following within an Agile project: Test estimation, test planning, test design (Test Driven Development and Behavior-Driven Development), test execution, defect management and test closure
  • Support the team's accountability for quality
  • Demonstrate a range of soft skills required by effective Agile team members



Who Should Attend

It is applicable for professionals engaged in the following areas:

  • Members of software development teams who wish to increase their effectiveness in performing testing activities within an Agile framework, such as Scrum, including:
    • Product Owners
    • Business Analysts
    • Solution Architects
    • Scrum Masters
    • Software Developers
  • Project stakeholders who need to understand how testing is performed within an Agile framework, such as Scrum, including:
    • Programme Managers
    • Project Managers
    • Quality Managers

Prerequisites
Participants must possess at least two years of IT working experience


What to Bring

No printed copies of course materials are issued.
Participants must bring their laptops (participants will not be able to complete the workshop with their tablets) with power charger to access and download course materials.

If you are bringing a laptop, please see below for the tech specs:

 

Minimum

Recommended

Computer and processor

1.6 GHz or faster, 2-core Intel Core i3 or equivalent

1.8 GHz, 2-core Intel Core i3 or equivalent

Memory

4 GB RAM

8 GB RAM

Hard Disk

256 GB disk size

 

Display

1280 x 768 screen resolution (32-bit requires hardware acceleration for 4K and higher)

 

Graphics

Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10 (or WDDM 1.3 or higher for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update).

DirectX 10 graphics card for graphics hardware acceleration

Others

An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless

Speakers and a microphone – built-in or USB plug-in or wireless Bluetooth

A webcam or HD webcam - built-in or USB plug-in

 




What Will Be Covered

  • Introduction to Agile Testing
  • Agile Testing - Roles & Responsibilities
  • Feature & story testing effects of requirements management in Agile testing
  • Collaborating with developers
  • Example-driven development (TDD, BDD)
  • Testing automation & techniques
  • Test strategy & planning
  • Agile test design & test execution

Format
Lectures, workshops and assessment




Fees & Subsidies

Fees for 2024
  Full Fee Singaporeans & PRs
(self-sponsored)
Full course fee S$2700 S$2700
ISS Subsidy  - (S$270)
Nett course fee S$2700 S$2430
9% GST on nett course fee S$243 S$218.70
Total nett course fee payable, including GST S$2943 S$2648.70
Note:
  1. All fees and subsidies are valid from January 2024, unless otherwise advised.
  2. All self-sponsored Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay for course fees. For more information about SkillsFuture Credit, click here.
  3. From 1st January 2024, the GST will be increased to 9%.



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Certificate

Certificate of Completion
Participants have to meet a minimum attendance rate of 75% and are required to pass the assessment to be issued a Certificate of Completion.



Preparing for Your Course

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WIFI Access

WIFI access will be made available to participants.

Venue

NUS-ISS
25 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119615

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In the event of a change of venue, participants are advised to refer to the acceptance email sent one week prior to the commencement date.

Course Confirmation

All classes are subject to confirmation and NUS-ISS will send an acceptance email to participants one week prior to the commencement date. Confirmed registrants are to attend and complete all lectures, class exercises, workshops and assessments (where applicable). Additionally, all responses to feedbacks and surveys conducted by NUS-ISS and its partners must be submitted. All training and assessments will be delivered as described in the course webpage.

General Enquiry

Please feel free to write to ask-iss@nus.edu.sg if you have any enquiry or feedback.




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