Who is the ideal student?

The ideal student is anyone who feels driven to be an excellent software tester or software test manager.

The class is useful to all levels of tester, but seems to be most appreciated by experienced testers who want to become expert testers. The class works well when strong-minded and skeptical students attend the class. They challenge the instructor and make the class better, just like testers should. We try to make the class the most stimulating intellectual experience you can handle.

Another ideal student is the tester whose job is to check the work done by offshore outsourcing firms. You don't have time to do a full-blown test project. So, learn how to make a brief test project work.

Here are the slides and notes for the class. These do not include the exercises, though, which are really the heart of the class.

In this course, you will learn:

• Concise, universal heuristics and models for instant test design
• How to tackle any product or product idea instantly
• How to analyze a test heuristic or practice
• How to test despite ambiguous or missing specifications
• How to deal with overwhelming complexity or confusion
• How to know when to stop or suspend the test process
• How to prepare and deliver an impromptu test report

A guide to the course

• Overview
• A practical approach
• Why Rapid Software Testing?
• How does rapid testing work?
• A brief history
• Who is the ideal student?
• Course outline
• Resources for Rapid Software Testing