I cleared the AST BBST Foundation Class :-)
Hi All,
I was overjoyed on clearing the AST BBST foundation class, shared the information with few of my friends and colleges the immediate response was “What is AST BBST foundation course?”
Was it surprising? “NO” definitely not. BBST is no match to testing certifications like CSTE, ISTQB in terms of popularity.
Why? Well, you might know by the end of the blog, but I do not guarantee.
Let’s start with some basic fundamental questions. I recommend you all to write the answers for the below questions before you proceed, if you can’t well, continue reading.
- Why are you testing? What are you trying to learn?
- How should you organize your work to achieve your mission?
- How will you know whether the program passed or failed the test?
- What would it take to do a complete testing job?
- How much testing is enough?
Were you able to answer all the above questions, if “yes” that’s great but
How do you know your answer is correct?
How do you arrive at the objective?
How do you choose the strategy to achieve the objective?
How do you decide on the bugs that are less important to bugs that are more important?
How do you decide how much to test?
How do you decide on how much documentation is required?
How do you know whether the information you provide is of value to your stake holder?
How do you know what information is of value to your stake holder?
How do you know metrics you have chosen provides you with the right information?
How do you know whether you have met the objective?
Is your answer good enough to convince your development team to fix the issue?
Is your answer good enough to convince your manager or peers that testing can never be complete?
Is your answer good enough that the program/product under test can never be bug free?
Is your answer good enough to educate your manager, what cannot be tested? Why?
Is your answer good enough to negotiate for more time to strategize your testing?
Is your answer good enough to help your manager understand that running more tests might not fetch you the right results?
Is your answer good enough to argue on the measurement used?
Do you want to discuss, argue, agree, disagree more on the above questions?
Do you want to know how testers from different domains, experience, and country analyze the same questions?
Do you want to know how Cem Kaner, Douglas Hoffman, and other testing greats analyze the same question?
Do you want to learn how to answer the fundamental questions in a better way?
Then join the AST BBST foundation course, it might help you answer the above fundamental questions better AST BBST Courses
For those who could not answer the fundamental questions (I was one among you), try AST BBST foundation course, it might help you answer the above fundamental questions AST BBST Courses
Require more information on my experience with the course, feel free to leave a comment or ping me at sharu.b@gmail.com
Disclaimer: All the blogs shared by me are my ideas, my thought, my understanding of the subject and does not represent any of my employer’s ideas, thought, plans or strategies. The article is only my observation of the course and highlights my learning from the course.
I was overjoyed on clearing the AST BBST foundation class, shared the information with few of my friends and colleges the immediate response was “What is AST BBST foundation course?”
Was it surprising? “NO” definitely not. BBST is no match to testing certifications like CSTE, ISTQB in terms of popularity.
Why? Well, you might know by the end of the blog, but I do not guarantee.
Let’s start with some basic fundamental questions. I recommend you all to write the answers for the below questions before you proceed, if you can’t well, continue reading.
- Why are you testing? What are you trying to learn?
- How should you organize your work to achieve your mission?
- How will you know whether the program passed or failed the test?
- What would it take to do a complete testing job?
- How much testing is enough?
Were you able to answer all the above questions, if “yes” that’s great but
How do you know your answer is correct?
How do you arrive at the objective?
How do you choose the strategy to achieve the objective?
How do you decide on the bugs that are less important to bugs that are more important?
How do you decide how much to test?
How do you decide on how much documentation is required?
How do you know whether the information you provide is of value to your stake holder?
How do you know what information is of value to your stake holder?
How do you know metrics you have chosen provides you with the right information?
How do you know whether you have met the objective?
Is your answer good enough to convince your development team to fix the issue?
Is your answer good enough to convince your manager or peers that testing can never be complete?
Is your answer good enough that the program/product under test can never be bug free?
Is your answer good enough to educate your manager, what cannot be tested? Why?
Is your answer good enough to negotiate for more time to strategize your testing?
Is your answer good enough to help your manager understand that running more tests might not fetch you the right results?
Is your answer good enough to argue on the measurement used?
Do you want to discuss, argue, agree, disagree more on the above questions?
Do you want to know how testers from different domains, experience, and country analyze the same questions?
Do you want to know how Cem Kaner, Douglas Hoffman, and other testing greats analyze the same question?
Do you want to learn how to answer the fundamental questions in a better way?
Then join the AST BBST foundation course, it might help you answer the above fundamental questions better AST BBST Courses
For those who could not answer the fundamental questions (I was one among you), try AST BBST foundation course, it might help you answer the above fundamental questions AST BBST Courses
Require more information on my experience with the course, feel free to leave a comment or ping me at sharu.b@gmail.com
Disclaimer: All the blogs shared by me are my ideas, my thought, my understanding of the subject and does not represent any of my employer’s ideas, thought, plans or strategies. The article is only my observation of the course and highlights my learning from the course.
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