Azure Test Plans & Quality Management Training

Build a comprehensive quality management practice with this focused 2-day course. Learn to manage test cases, execute manual and exploratory testing, integrate automated test results, and build quality dashboards using Azure Test Plans.

Training Details


Duration	2 days (16 hours)
Level	Intermediate
Delivery	In-person, Live online, Hybrid
Certification	AZ-400 (partial)

Who Is This For?

QA engineers adopting Azure Test Plans
Test managers building quality management practices
Development teams implementing shift-left testing
Teams migrating from HP ALM, Jira Xray, or other test tools

Learning Outcomes

After completing this training, you’ll be able to:

Create and manage test plans, suites, and test cases
Execute manual testing with rich step tracking
Perform exploratory testing sessions with feedback capture
Integrate automated test results from pipelines
Build quality dashboards and traceability reports
Link test results to requirements and bugs

Detailed Agenda

Day 1: Test Case Management

Module 1: Azure Test Plans Fundamentals

Test Plans, Suites, and Test Cases hierarchy
Static, requirement-based, and query-based suites
Test case authoring with shared steps and parameters
Hands-on: Create a test plan with organized test suites

Module 2: Manual Test Execution

Test Runner for web and desktop
Step-by-step execution with screenshots and annotations
Bug creation from failed test steps
Hands-on: Execute test cases and file bugs from failures

Module 3: Exploratory Testing

Exploratory testing sessions in Azure Test Plans
Test & Feedback browser extension
Session insights and stakeholder feedback
Hands-on: Run exploratory testing sessions with feedback capture

Day 2: Automation and Reporting

Module 4: Automated Test Integration

Publishing test results from Azure Pipelines
Mapping automated tests to manual test cases
Test impact analysis for selective test runs
Hands-on: Integrate automated test results into Test Plans

Module 5: Parameterized and Data-Driven Testing

Shared parameters and configurations
Data-driven test execution
Cross-browser and cross-platform test matrices
Hands-on: Build data-driven test cases with configurations

Module 6: Quality Dashboards and Traceability

Test progress and outcome widgets
Requirements traceability matrix
Quality trend analysis
Hands-on: Build a quality management dashboard

Prerequisites

Basic Azure DevOps experience
Familiarity with software testing concepts
Understanding of agile development practices

Delivery Formats

Format	Description
In-Person	On-site at your company’s location, hands-on with direct interaction
Live Online	Interactive virtual sessions with screen sharing and real-time labs
Hybrid	Combination of on-site and remote sessions, flexible scheduling

All formats include hands-on labs, course materials, and post-training support.