This course will empower you with practical, industry-relevant skills to excel in software quality assurance and testing. You’ll learn to design comprehensive test plans, conduct effective user acceptance testing, and implement quality control measures that prevent costly defects. Through hands-on projects mimicking real workplace scenarios, you’ll gain experience troubleshooting system issues, documenting technical processes, and managing deployment pipelines – skills that make you invaluable to any development team.
Software Testing, Deployment, and Maintenance Strategies
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Software Testing, Deployment, and Maintenance Strategies
This course is part of IBM Systems Analyst Professional Certificate
Instructor: IBM Skills Network Team
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Intermediate level
Recommended experience
1 hour to complete
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure systems meet user expectations
Implement Quality Assurance practices to maintain high standards in system performance
Manage System Configuration/Deployment/Maintenance for seamless rollouts and ongoing support
Troubleshoot system issues and provide Technical/System Documentation for resolution
Skills you'll gain
- Agile Methodology
- Test Planning
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Software Testing
- Software Development
- Systems Analysis
- Application Deployment
- Debugging
- Release Management
- Software Quality Assurance
- Technical Documentation
- Test Automation
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Integration Testing
- Test Case
- Regression Testing
- Prototyping
- Quality Assurance
- Continuous Deployment
- Process Flow Diagrams
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Assessments
5 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 2 modules in this course
In this module, you will explore the key concepts of software testing and how it supports quality throughout the development process. You'll start by learning why testing matters, examining real-world examples of failures caused by poor testing. You'll also become familiar with different levels of testing, including unit, integration, system, and user acceptance testing, and understand how analysts contribute at each stage. Next, you'll dive into test planning and design. You'll learn about test coverage, how test cases are structured, and how traceability matrices help ensure that all requirements are tested. Hands-on activities will give you practice in reviewing and improving test plans. Finally, you'll be introduced to Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). You'll see how these approaches work, how they support collaboration, and how you can contribute using tools like Gherkin syntax.
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In this module, you’ll walk through the steps involved in managing the software deployment, from pre-launch preparation to post-launch monitoring. You’ll start by exploring the difference between deployment and release, along with the key activities involved, such as coordinating CI/CD workflows, handling stakeholder approvals, and planning rollback strategies. Next, you’ll cover the steps involved in planning and validating data migration, a critical part of many projects. This includes mapping data from legacy to new systems, documenting the migration process, and confirming successful transfers using techniques like record counts, checksums, and dry runs. Finally, you’ll be introduced to the processes that happen after deployment, including monitoring system performance, reviewing logs, and supporting continuous improvement. You’ll also outline key metrics and build a maintenance schedule to help ensure long-term system stability. By the end of the module, you’ll have a clear view of the full release cycle and the analyst’s role in making sure systems launch smoothly and continue to meet user and business needs.
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