The document outlines a training agenda for HP ALM, a web-based tool for managing the application lifecycle, including project planning, requirement gathering, and defect tracking. It covers key topics such as the architecture of ALM, workflow processes, test execution methodologies, and site administration roles. Additionally, it highlights the importance of requirements definition, test closure activities, and milestone management within the software development lifecycle.

1. Quality Assurance /
Software Testing Training
HP ALM

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Agenda
• ALM – What is ALM? Why use ALM? Architecture of ALM.
• ALM – Workflow
• Test Execution and its cycles
• Testing Methodology (BBT , WBT)
• Class Assignment

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Introduction
• HP – ALM is a web based tool that helps organization to manage application
life cycle from project planning, requirement gathering, testing, defect
tracking and deployment

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Who uses ALM?

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Architecture of ALM
1 – HP ALM client
2 – Application Server or ALM Server
3 – Database Server

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ALM Workflow
• Release specifications- release, cycle
• Create Requirements, Test cases
• Execute Test cases
• Defect
• Reports
• Graphs

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ALM – Site Administration
• ALM site administrator can create Domain, Project & User
• Assign Roles to users
• Version Management

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ALM – Management(release)
Management – Helps to organize and track Release & Cycles. Every release
has start date and end date

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ALM – Management(cycle)
Cycle:Each release is further divided into cycles.
Select the Release under which one would like to create cycles. Click the New
Cycles button and the New Cycles dialog opens as shown below. Users have
to enter the start date and the end date of the cycle. Users can create as
many cycles as they can under a release.

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ALM – Management(milestone)
Milestone:Each Release has a scope and scope can be added under "Release
Scope" tab under Releases as shown below.

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ALM – Requirement
Requirement: Defining and Capturing Requirements is one of the key criteria
for any software development process. Describing Requirements refers to
what needs to be done to meet the objectives during development.
The Requirements module enables users to define, manage and track
requirements at all stages of the software lifecycle.
Functionality Performed:
• Create Requirements
• Uploading Requirements from MS office
• Requirement Traceability
• Traceability Matrix

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Test Closure
• Data is collected from completed test activities to consolidate
1. Experience , learning
2. Facts and figures
Test closure activities also include:
• Check whether all the planned deliverables have been delivered?
• Create test summary report
• Handover the tested application to the maintenance team , so that they
can deploy it to the client

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