Advanced Software Testing, Volume 3 - Jamie L Mitchell

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Résumé :
This book is written for the technical test analyst who wants to achieve advanced skills in test analysis, design, and execution. With a hands-on, exercise-rich approach, this book teaches how to define and carry out the tasks required to implement a test strategy. You will learn to analyze, design, implement, and execute tests using risk considerations to determine the appropriate effort and priority for tests. This book will help you prepare for the ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst exam. Included are sample exam questions for most of the learning objectives covered by the latest (2012) ISTQB Advanced Level syllabus. The ISTQB certification program is the leading software tester certification program in the world. You can be confident in the value and international stature that the Advanced Technical Test Analyst certificate will offer you. Jamie Mitchell is a consultant who has been working in software testing, test automation, and development for over 20 years. He was a member of the Technical Advisory Group for ASTQB, and one of the primary authors for the ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2012 syllabus. With over thirty years of software and systems engineering experience, author Rex Black is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing, and the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today. Previously, he served as President of both the International and American Software Testing Qualifications Boards (ISTQB and ASTQB).

Biographie:
Jamie L Mitchell has over 32 years of experience developing and testing both hardware and software. He is a pioneer in the test automation field and has worked with a variety of vendor and open-source test automation tools since the first Windows tools were released with Windows 3.0. He has also written test tools for several platforms. The former Lead Automation Engineer for American Express Distributed Integration Test / Worldwide, Jamie has successfully designed and implemented test automation projects for many top companies, including American Express, Mayo Clinic, IBM AS/400 division, ShowCase Corporation, and others. Jamie holds a Master of Computer Science degree from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and a Certified Software Test Engineer certification from QAI. He has been a frequent speaker on testing and automation at several international conferences, including STAR, QAI, and PSQT. With over 30 years of software and systems engineering experience, Rex Black is President of RBCS (www.rbcs-us.com), a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. For 20 years, RBCS has delivered consulting, outsourcing, and training services in the areas of software, hardware, and systems testing and quality. Employing the industry's most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups, and provides testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. Ranging from Fortune 20 companies to start-ups, RBCS clients save time and money through higher quality, improved product development, decreased tech support calls, improved reputation, and more. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today. He has written over 50 articles and ten books that have sold over 100,000 copies around the world, including numerous tanslations and foreign releases such as Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Spanish, Hebrew, Hungarian, and Russian editions. He is a popular speaker at conferences and events around the world. Rex is the past President of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) and of the American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB).