This course introduces test managers to the basics of using IBM Rational Quality Manager to manage a test effort within a software development project. The course teaches how to plan the test effort, develop test artifacts, align with requirements and development, manage the test team's work, monitor progress, submit and track defects, and report test results and status. Through hands-on lab exercises that reinforce learning, you will experience the benefits of test management that is integrated with requirements and development through the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM). IBM Rational Quality Manager is a key component of the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), providing quality management capabilities in a fully-integrated environment that can also include Rational Team Concert for change and configuration management, and Rational Requirements Composer for requirements definition and management.

• Develop a test plan
• Define schedules, test environments, and lab resources
• Develop a test case and a test script
• Create a test suite
• Run tests
• Submit a defect
• Monitor the test effort
• Report test results and status

This course is for:

• Test managers
• Test leads
• Quality managers
• Project managers, business analysts, and testers who need to understand how to plan and manage a test effort with Rational Quality Manager

You should have:

• Familiarity with the Microsoft Windows operating system
• Familiarity with applications for the Microsoft Windows operating system
• Familiarity with Web browsers

• Test management and Rational Quality Manager
• Planning the test effort
• Developing and evaluating the test plan
• Creating test cases, test scripts, and test suites
• Creating test execution records
• Running tests
• Reporting test status
• Customizing reports

Prior to enrolling, IBM Employees must follow their Division/Department processes to obtain approval to attend this public training class. Failure to follow Division/Department approval processes may result in the IBM Employee being personally responsible for the class charges.

GBS practitioners that use the EViTA system for requesting external training should use that same process for this course. Go to the EViTA site to start this process: http://w3.ibm.com/services/gbs/evita/BCSVTEnrl.nsf

Once you enroll in a GTP class, you will receive a confirmation letter that should show:

The current GTP list price

The 20% discounted price available to IBMers. This is the price you will be invoiced for the class.