Become a QA EngineerManual Testing Course in Pune

SDLC & STLC

Understanding where bugs are cheapest to find (requirements phase vs production) is the fundamental QA insight that shapes every decision you make — covered from first principles

Types of Testing

SDLC vs STLC is a question in 90% of QA interviews — being able to draw the relationship diagram on a whiteboard sets you apart

Test Planning

V-model, Waterfall, and Agile testing approaches are all tested in interviews — knowing when each is used in real projects requires context that most candidates lack

Test Case Design

Verification vs validation is a concept that appears simple but trips up experienced candidates who never truly understood it — clarified definitively here

Defect Life Cycle

Boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning are the two most commonly used (and most commonly misunderstood) test design techniques — used properly, they reduce test case count while increasing bug coverage

Bug Reporting with JIRA

Decision table testing is the technique QA leads use for complex business rule validation — knowing it immediately signals experience

Defect Metrics

State transition testing is how e-commerce and banking applications are tested — most testing course graduates have never heard of it

Root Cause Analysis

Negative test cases are where most real bugs are found — but most junior testers write only positive cases, which is a gap that interviewers expose immediately

Equivalence Partitioning

Severity vs priority distinction is tested in every QA interview — most candidates confuse them; understanding the difference with examples is expected

Boundary Value Analysis

Steps to reproduce written at the right level of detail (not too vague, not exhaustive) is a professional writing skill that QA leads use to evaluate maturity

Decision Tables

Screenshot annotation and evidence capture techniques are what make bug reports actionable for developers — developers close well-documented bugs faster

State Transition Testing

Bug life cycle (New → Assigned → Fixed → Verified → Closed) is in every QA job interview — knowing the states is baseline; understanding the judgment calls at each state is what matters

Agile & Scrum Basics

Sprint ceremonies (planning, standup, review, retro) are the daily rhythm of Agile teams — knowing how testing fits into each one makes you useful on Day 1

Sprint Testing

Story points for testing tasks and how to estimate them is a QA-specific Agile skill that most QA courses do not teach — hiring managers notice when candidates understand sprint velocity

User Story Validation

Regression testing in Agile (continuous regression vs sprint-end regression) is the most common testing strategy question in Agile QA interviews

Regression Testing

Working with user stories and acceptance criteria to derive test cases is the modern QA workflow — understanding "Definition of Done" from a testing perspective is essential

JIRA for Testers

JIRA filters and saved searches are how QA leads track what is outstanding, what is blocked, and what is ready for release — knowing them saves hours per sprint

TestRail

Linking bugs to stories and sprints in JIRA is the traceability feature that managers use in status reports — most junior testers raise tickets without this context

ISTQB Foundation Exam Prep

JIRA test management plugins (Zephyr, Xray) are used by QA teams that need formal test documentation — the module introduces both at a workflow level

Resume & Interview Preparation

Dashboard and widget configuration in JIRA is a QA lead task — understanding it helps you interpret what your manager is measuring