Essential Testing: A Use Case Driven Approach

Essential Testing provides detailed insight into bringing testing agility to any software project including ones with lots of rigidity. It introduces a realistic view of software testing that includes the concepts and methods needed to get the software testing job done in an efficient manner. It is based on practical Use Case driven testing techniques that work on any software development project, even those where Use Cases aren‘t front and center. Skipping the ceremony testing concepts are presented and tied together in a sequential and straightforward fashion, while injecting real world, less than perfect examples in the form of ‘war stories‘. Testing methods and techniques are described in a common sense manner that is easy to understand This is a book for testers looking for hands on tools and help – and for software managers and developers looking for a different approach to software testing, one that focuses on being agile no matter what type of project.

About the Author:

Greg Fournier has been consulting, mentoring, and instructing to companies in all aspects of software development. He has over 20 years of software development experience and has hands on experience on projects in different capacities including project management, Business Process analysis, Requirements Analysis, system architecture and design, and test. Greg has spent much of the last decade as an instructor and mentor of teams. Greg has established himself an innovator in testing process after reluctantly taking testing positions based on his solid requirements and analysis skills.