Duration
2 days
Overview
ASTQB® provides this certification to give testers and test managers an understanding of test fundamentals for mobile applications. Candidates will learn how to apply and adapt proven best practices to test planning and design for mobile apps, fundamental mobile testing principles and processes.
This CMT certification training is suitable for various roles in the organisation such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
- Identify and mitigate the challenges that face a mobile application tester
- Plan, design and implement appropriate test cases for mobile applications.
- Work with other team members to identify and assess risks and to implement a testing solution to help mitigate those risks.
- Identify the applicable quality characteristics for a mobile application and identify an appropriate testing approach to address those characteristics.
- Participate in tools analysis and selection to select the most appropriate tools for conducting mobile application testing.
- Identify areas for non-functional testing and prepare appropriate tests for those areas.
- Understand the differences between the various mobile application types and select appropriate tools, techniques and approaches to test those applications.
- Effectively employ simulators, emulators and the cloud for testing.
- Participate in planning for the future, including proper tools selection and building for maintainability.
Course Outline
The Certified Mobile Tester course outline is as follows:
- 1. Introduction to Mobile Testing
- What is a Mobile Application
- Expectations from Mobile Users
- Challenges for Testers
- Necessary Skills
- Equipment Requirements
- Lifecycle Models
- 2. Test Planning and Design
- Identify Functions and Attributes
- Identify and Assess Risks
- Determine Coverage Goals
- Determine Test Approach
- Identify Test Conditions for Mobile Testing
- Regression Testing
- 3. Quality Characteristics for Mobile Testing
- Introductions
- Functional Testing
- Non-Functional Testing
- 4. Environmental and Tools
- Tools
- Environments and Protocols
- Specific Application-Based Environment Considerations
- Real Devices, Simulators, Emulators and the Cloud
- Performance Test Tools and Support
- Test Automation
- 5. Future-Proofing
- Expect rapid Growth
- Build for Change
- Plan for the Future
- Anticipating the Future
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.