Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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The course provides the knowledge about the engineering principles to ensure the quality of software being developed. This course encompasses the broad concepts of software quality and the principle and techniques used to exercise the quality.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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Understanding of following concepts
- Cost of Software Quality
- Engineering Process Areas
- Project Management Process Area
- Quality Assurance and Defect
- Software Quality Assurance
- Software Quality Engineering Discipline
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Course Calendar
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Week 01
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1
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Quality Engineering Basics
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2
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Roles and Responsibilities
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Assignment No. 1
Week 02
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22
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Defect Detection or Reduction
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23
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Defect Removal or Containment
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24
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Economics of Software Quality Engineering
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25
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Function-Quality-Cost(FQC)
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26
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Quality vs pre-defined budget
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Week 03
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27
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What are missing requirements
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28
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Example of missing requirements
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29
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Cost of missing Requirements
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30
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Cost-Analysis based Approach
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31
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Direct Cost of missing Quality requirements
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32
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Indirect Cost of Missing Quality Requirements
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33
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Impact-Analysis Approach
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34
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Example of Impact Analysis Approach
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35
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Risk-Analysis Approach
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37
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Rationale for Quality Management System
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38
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Quality Leverage Points
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Quiz No. 1
Week 04
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41
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Organizations vs Processes
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42
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Mature vs Immature Organization
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43
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Process Model: Overview of CMMI
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44
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Behaviors of Different Levels of CMMI
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45
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CMMI – Maturity Level 1
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46
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Example of Maturity CMMI – I
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48
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Example of Maturity CMMI Level 2
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50
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Example of Maturity CMMI Level 3
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52
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Example of Maturity CMMI Level 4
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GDB
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54
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Example of Maturity CMMI Level 5
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56
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Components of CMMI Process Model
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57
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Process Areas, Goals and Practices
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Week 05
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58
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Process Improvement Framework
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59
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Different Process Areas (PA) and Goals
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60
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Process Action Teams (PAT)
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62
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PA: Requirement Management
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63
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Action Items for Requirement Management
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64
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Example of Requirement Management
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65
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PA: Requirement Development
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66
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Example of Requirement
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67
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PA: Technical Solution
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68
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PA: Example of Technical Solution
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69
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PA: Product Integration
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70
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PA: Example of Product Integration
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71
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PA: Software Validation
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72
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PA: Example of Software Validation
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73
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PA: Software Verification
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74
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PA: Example of Software Verification
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75
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Engineering Process Group (EPG)
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Week 06
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80
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Audit Roles and Responsibilities
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84
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Bench Marking of Process Reviews
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85
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Need for Project Management Framework
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86
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Project Management Framework
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87
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Component of Project Management Framework
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88
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Artifacts of Project Management Framework
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Quiz No. 2
Mid Exam
Week 07
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90
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Example of Project Planning
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91
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Example-I: Project Plan
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92
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Example-II: Project Plan
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93
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Example-III of Project Plan
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94
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Project Tracking and Control
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95
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Example of Project Tracking and Control
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96
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Audit of Each Phase of PM Process Area
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97
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Earned Value Management (EVM)
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99
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Example:-I of CPI and SPI
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100
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Example:-II of CPI and SPI
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101
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Cavendish Software Chaos Report
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102
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Motivation for Software Requirements
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103
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Why Focus on Requirements
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104
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Effort-wise distribution of SDLC
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Week 08
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106
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Software Requirement vs Requirements
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108
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Example of Correctness
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112
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Example of Completeness
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118
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Example of Verifiable
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121
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Functional Requirements
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Assignment No. 2
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122
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Template for Functional Requirement
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123
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Example-I : Filled Functional Requirement
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124
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Example-II : Filled Functional Requirement
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Week 09
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125
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Changing Requirements
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126
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What is Software Release
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129
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What are Release Notes in General
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130
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What is Software Quality Assurance
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131
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Software Requirements vs Software Quality Assurance
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132
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Verifying Requirements
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133
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People Expectation from Quality Engineering
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134
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Quality Assurance Basics
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136
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QA and Defect: Classification Scheme
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Quiz No. 3
Week 10
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138
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Example Pre-release Defects
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140
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Example of Post-release Defects
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141
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Defect Prevention Basics
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142
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Defect Prevention: Education and Training
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144
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Example of Domain Knowledge
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145
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Lack of Expertise in Phases of SDLC
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146
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Lack of Process Knowledge
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147
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Example Lack of Process Knowledge
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149
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Inspection: Direct Fault Detection and Removal
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150
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Example of Inspection: Direct Fault Detection and Removal
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151
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Testing: Fault Detection
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Week 11
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153
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Software Fault Tolerance
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154
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Safety Assurance and Fault Containment
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157
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Stakeholders in Defect LifeCycle
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160
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Example of Defect Logging
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161
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Example of Defect Tracking
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162
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Product Based Defects
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163
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Project Based Defects
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165
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Software Maintenance and Defect Handling
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166
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Tool and Processes in Defect Handling
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Week 12
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167
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Using Mantis for Defect Handling
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169
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Example-I: Logging Defect in Mantis
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170
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Example-II: Logging Defect in Mantis
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171
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Example-III: Logging Defect in Mantis
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172
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Implementing Defect Lifecycle
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173
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What is Software Testing
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174
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Rationale for Testing
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175
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Artifact Level Testing
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176
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Major Activities in Software Testing
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Quiz No. 4
Week 13
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180
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Example-I: Black Box Testing
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181
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Example-II: Black Box Testing
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183
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Example-I: White Box Testing
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184
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Example-II: White Box Testing
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188
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Example of Inspections
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190
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Example-I: Test Checklist
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191
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Example-II: Test Checklist
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192
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What is Configuration Management
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193
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Why Configuration Management
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194
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Example of Configuration Management
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195
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Product and Configuration Management
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Week 14
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196
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Test Planning and Preparation
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200
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Test Cases vs. Functional Requirements
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201
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Example-I: Test Case Template
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202
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Example-II: Test Case Template
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203
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Example – III: Test Case Template
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204
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Product Test vs Project Testing
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206
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Example-I of Unit Testing
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207
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Impact of Unit Testing
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Week 15
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208
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Sanity (Integration) Testing
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209
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Example-I of Sanity Testing
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210
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Sanity Testing Reporting
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211
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Example-I of Sanity Testing Reporting
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212
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Feature Level Testing
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213
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Example-I: Feature Level Testing
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214
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Example-II: Feature Level Testing
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218
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Example of Regression Testing
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Week 16
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221
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Example-I: Test Dashboard
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222
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Example-II: Test Dashboard
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223
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Testing: Release Notes Basics
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224
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Example-I of Testing Release Notes
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225
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Example-II of Testing Release Notes
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226
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Post Production Issues
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227
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Type of Post Production Issues
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Final Exam
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