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SQA, Test Automation & SDET · Course #003

Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)

Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) is built around the decisions practitioners make when they need to plan and follow a testing workflow from requirement analysis through closure while keeping scope, risks, evidence and responsibilities visible. Learners move from stlc purpose, participants and relationship to the sdlc into requirement analysis, then apply test planning in realistic exercises. Using a sample release, learners identify test conditions, estimate effort, prepare an environment, organise execution and assess completion against agreed entry and exit criteria. Discussion and review activities highlight common failure modes, responsible tool use and the evidence needed to communicate confidence. The resulting workflow helps them understand what professional testers produce, how progress is controlled and when evidence is sufficient for a release decision.

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Overview

Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) is built around the decisions practitioners make when they need to plan and follow a testing workflow from requirement analysis through closure while keeping scope, risks, evidence and responsibilities visible. Learners move from stlc purpose, participants and relationship to the sdlc into requirement analysis, then apply test planning in realistic exercises. Using a sample release, learners identify test conditions, estimate effort, prepare an environment, organise execution and assess completion against agreed entry and exit criteria. Discussion and review activities highlight common failure modes, responsible tool use and the evidence needed to communicate confidence. The resulting workflow helps them understand what professional testers produce, how progress is controlled and when evidence is sufficient for a release decision.

Course Highlights

Requirement-to-closure test workflow

Entry and exit criteria

Traceable test artefacts

Execution and defect control

Test closure and lessons learned

Modules & Curriculum

STLC purpose, participants and relationship to the SDLC

Requirement analysis: testability, scope and product risk

Test planning: approach, estimates, resources and criteria

Test analysis and design: conditions, cases, data and traceability

Environment and readiness: dependencies, access and baselines

Test execution: results, retesting and regression control

Defect lifecycle: triage, evidence and communication

Monitoring and reporting: progress, coverage and residual risk

Test closure: completion checks, archives and improvement actions

Learning Outcomes

  • Sequence STLC activities and explain the purpose of each stage.
  • Derive test scope and conditions from requirements and product risks.
  • Prepare a practical test plan with resources, environments and criteria.
  • Monitor execution and defects using concise status evidence.
  • Evaluate completion and produce a useful test closure summary.

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