Model-Based Testing Essentials - Guide To The Istqb® Certified Model - Based Tester Foundation Level

This book covers the essentials of Model-Based Testing (MBT) structured according to the ISTQBR Certified Tester -- Foundation Level syllabus extension "Model Based Tester" (ISTQBR CTFL-MBT syllabus). The text begins with an introduction to Model-Based Testing, covering both the benefits and the limitations of model-based testing in order to avoid unrealistic expectations. The authors reviews the various approaches to model-based testing, explaining the fundamental processes in model-based testing and their relation to "standard" test processes. The text also examines how MBT fits in agile and phased software development processes and how to deploy it in practice. Two case studies at the end of the book illustrate typical examples of projects using model-based testing. In addition to the two case studies, in-book exercises will allow readers to practice modeling and test generation activities.

Anne Kramer, PhD, is Senior Consultant and Project Manager at sepp.med gmbh, a German IT service provider specializing in quality assurance. Dr. Kramer has actively participated in the elaboration of the new ISTQBR Certified Test Model-Based Testing Syllabus. Dr. Kramer teaches model-based testing as part of the sepp.med training portfolio.

Bruno Legeard is Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Franche-Comte, co-founder and Scientific Advisor of Smartesting. Prof. Legeard is an ISTQB Certified Tester, member of the French Testing Board (CFTL) and he co-leads at ISTQB—International Software Testing Qualification Board—the writer of the new Certified Tester Model-Based Testing syllabus. He is a member of several program committees in software testing each year and an author of numerous publications in the field. In 2015, he became Program Chair of UCAAT—User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing.