Agile Software Quality Custom Course

Course Code: bspagsq

Duration: 14 hours

Prerequisites:

Overview:

Course Objective: Develop a comprehensive, user-centric approach to quality in agile software development through interactive learning and practical application

Course Outline:

Course Kickoff
- Interactive introductions using Miro
- Collective goal-setting and learning objectives
- Capture participants' individual quality and learning expectations
Agile Foundations and a Quality Mindset
- Retrospective on current agile practices
- Deep dive into lean-agile principles
- Alignment of agile principles with quality goals
- Economic perspective on quality investment
User-Centered Quality Approach
- User research scenario analysis
- Product prioritization techniques
- User-centric requirements gathering
- Writing effective user stories with acceptance criteria
Quality in Requirements and Testing
- Functional requirements deep dive
  - Test-Driven Development (TDD)
  - Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
  - Gherkin scenario writing
- Non-functional requirements exploration
  - Security, scalability, performance, maintainability
- Creating comprehensive, prioritized backlogs
Quality Engineering Practices
- Test automation strategies
  - Cucumber testing tools
  - Gherkin scenario implementation
- Continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines
- DevSecOps principles and implementation
Advanced Quality Engineering
- Architecture quality assessment
- Critical asset identification
- Engineering approaches to reliability
  - Blast radius limitation
  - Feature toggles
  - Proactive quality incident management
  - Monitoring and rapid response strategies
Implementation and Future Planning
- Current CI/CD capabilities review
- Gap analysis for quality improvements
- Personalized implementation planning
- Q&A and final discussions