Testing Practitioner Handbook by Renu Rajani

Key FeaturesThis book covers the latest trends that every Testing and QA professional should keep up-to-date with given the advancements in digital technologies.Master cutting-edge testing techniques for emerging areas such as IOT, Machine Learning, Cognitive.Best practices for Testing and Quality Assurance within several industry domains.Book DescriptionThe book is based on the author`s experience in leading and transforming large test engagements and architecting solutions for customer testing requirements/bids/problem areas. It targets the testing practitioner population and provides them with a single go-to place to find perspectives, practices, trends, tools, and solutions to test applications as they face the evolving digital world.This book is divided into five parts where each part explores different aspects of testing in the real world. The first module explains the various testing engagement models. You will then learn how to efficiently test code in different life cycles. The book discusses the different aspects of Quality Analysis consideration while testing social media, mobile, analytics, and the Cloud. In the last module, you will learn about futuristic technologies to test software.By the end of the book, you will understand the latest business and IT trends in digital transformation and learn the best practices to adopt for business assurance.What you will learnUnderstand the TCOE model, managed services, the structure of testing in Agile/DevOps engagements, factory models, and crowdsourcingImplement testing processes, practices, and automation tools in the Agile/DevOps life cycleAdapt to current technologies in social media, mobile, analytics and the CloudLeverage cognitive intelligence/machine-learning, robotics, and the Internet of Things in testingHow key industries/domains (consumer products and retail, energy and utilities, healthcare, telecom, and automotive) adapt to digital transformationFuture directions for the QA industry, consulting careers, testing profession, and professionalsAbout the AuthorRenu Rajani is a seasoned IT services/consulting leader with 27 years of experience. She has worked with reputed tier-1 IT services companies. Renus experience spans across delivery, transformation, providing technical solutions, outsourcing governance, and consulting.She has served Tier-1 organizations including IBM, Citi, Capgemini, KPMG Consulting in key leadership roles.Renu is an active blogger on digital quality assurance, technology, and managed services and has a follower base of over 15K on social media. She has been a key contributor to Capgemini/Sogeti/HPE World Quality Report during 2015-17. She has led the creation of go-to-market offerings in the area of digital, DevOps, and business assurance.Renu has been recipient of the Testing Thought Leadership award in 2008 by PureTesting and Testing Leader of the year award by Unicom in 2015.This book brings together some of her popular blogs on latest technologies and QA considerations in a book form. Renu authored her first book on software testing in 2003 with McGrawHill.Renu holds an MS from the Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University USA, an MBA in Finance from DAVV Indore, and a B Tech in Computer Science from IET, Lucknow University. She is an IBM Sr PM certified with DPE/SM discipline, and holds the ITIL V3, CAIIB, and PMP Certifications.Table of ContentsState of Digital Transformation – What Has Changed in the Last Four Years (2013-16)?Future of Testing Engagement Models – Are Predictions of Increased QA Spends Justified?The Benefits of Replacing Testing Subcontractors with Managed Testing ServicesDigital Quality Assurance in a Factory ModelCrowdsourcing – Enabling Flexible, On-Demand Testing COEsTesting Goes an Extra Mile over WeekendsTesting in Agile Development and the State of Agile AdoptionAgile and DevOps Adoption are Gaining MomentumDoes the Rise of DevOps Undermine Agile?Role of Automation in DevOps Life CycleAssessing the State of Your DevOps Adoption with DevOps Benchmarking ApproachAccelerating DevOps – ChatOps is the New CoolBehavior-Driven Development (BDD) Using Gherkin in Agile/DevOps EnvironmentAutomating Configuration Management for DevOps Test EnvironmentsAutomated Test Data Management in the DevOps EnvironmentTesting in DevOps Life Cycle Using Microservices ArchitectureAutomated Test Environments for DevOpsService Virtualization as an Enabler of DevOpsBest Practices in Identifying Regression Test CasesAccessibility Test Automation in DevOps EnvironmentPerformance Tuning of Java ApplicationsTesting Mobile Applications – Key Challenges and ConsiderationsTesting Analytics Applications – What Has Changed in SMAC WorldMigrating Applications to Cloud Environments – Key Testing ConsiderationsHow Should a Tester Adapt to Cloud – Call for Change of Mindset among TestersOn-Demand Performance Testing on Self-Service EnvironmentsQuality Assurance for Digital Marketing InitiativesSecurity Dashboard for the BoardApplying Robotic Automation to Mobile Applications TestingKey Considerations in Testing Internet of Things (IoT) ApplicationsAlgorithmic Business – In Need of Model-Based TestingMaking Testing Adaptive, Interactive, Iterative, and Contextual with Cognitive IntelligenceFinTech – A New Disruptor in Industry and Implications for Testing and QABlockchain Technology – Assuring Secure BusinessTechnologies for Digital Supply Chains and QA ConsiderationsPotential Innovations in eHealth-Care – Implications for Testing and QATrends in the Global Automotive Sector – Implications for Testing and QADigital Transformation in Consumer Products and Retail Sector – QA ConsiderationsDigital Transformation Trends in Energy and Utilities – QA ConsiderationsSmart Energy and Smart Grids – in Need of Effective TestingTesting Airline Digital Applications – Case for Responsive DesignOrthogonal Array Testing (OAT) – an Application in Healthcare IndustryFuture of Consulting in the Era of Digital DisruptionFuture of Testing in the Digital WorldFuture of Testing – Career OpportunitiesRobotics and Machine Learning Combined with Internet of Things – What Could This Mean for Indian Services IndustriesReferences