Topics plotted to sequential IT delivery models

QA & Testing Topics

Performing topics
Topic	Building Blocks
Quality Risk analysis & Test strategy	BDTM (Business Driven Test Management Product Risk Analysis (PRA) Test Strategy Test intensity table Test Plan Product Risk and Benefit Analysis
Reviewing	Formal (Structured) Reviewing
Quality measures	Development Quality Measures
Acceptance criteria	Acceptance criteria
Test Design	Test Varieties Test Approaches Test Design / Test Design Test design techniques Coverage types Experience based testing / Exploratory testing Model Based Testing
Test execution	Executing the (re)tests
Investigate and Assess outcome	Checking and assessing the test results
Test data management	Test data management (TDM) (redirect to DevOps)
Test automation	Test automation (redirect to DevOps)

Organizing topics
Topic	Building Blocks
Responsibilities & Roles	Test Professionals Test Manager • in traditional environments • in agile environments
Quality & Test policy	Quality Policy
Monitoring & Control
Anomaly management	Defect management
Reporting & Alerting	Reporting & Alerting
Estimating	Estimating
Planning	Determining the overall test planning Determining the test level planning
Infrastructure	Infrastructure Testing Test Environment
Tooling	Test tools (redirect to DevOps) Implementation Test tools (redirect to DevOps)
Metrics	Metrics
Continuous improvement	Improvement – overview Test Process Improvement (TPI) Agile Test Practice Improvement (Agile TPI) Agile Quality Improvement framework

Organization