Manual Testing

Manual testing is a hands-on approach to evaluating software without automation tools. QA engineers simulate real user actions to execute test cases and uncover defects in functionality, usability, and end-to-end behavior. Relying on critical thinking, creativity, and domain knowledge, manual testing validates requirements and user experience. Core methods include functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance (UAT) testing. While more time-intensive, it’s essential for catching UI/UX issues and edge cases that automated checks often miss.

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Manual Testing Training

Build a solid foundation in Software Quality Assurance (QA) with a hands-on course covering the Software Test Life Cycle (STLC) and end-to-end testing processes. Training is delivered on live applications using real tools, templates, and documents so you can practice what you learn. By the end, you’ll be confident with professional QA workflows—ready for entry to mid-level roles and on a clear path toward senior responsibilities.

Highlights of Training topics:

  • Introduction to Manual/Functional Testing
  • Manual Testing as a Career: roles, growth path, required skills
  • STLC in Depth: phases, deliverables, and best practices
  • Test Case writing, execution, Test Report and Management
  • Test Design & Execution: effective test cases, test runs, reporting, and management
  • Requirements Analysis: reading/clarifying SRS and building traceability
  • Functional Testing Concepts: functional, integration, regression, smoke & sanity
  • Non-Functional Basics: performance, stress, volume, and load testing concepts
  • Test Management Tools: HPQC/ALM, Bugzilla, Jira
  • Defect Lifecycle: severity vs priority, high-quality bug reports with evidence
  • Strategy & Planning: test strategy and test plan creation
  • Documentation Excellence: defect logs, dashboards, and stakeholder reports
  • Test Data Design: Equivalence Partitioning & Boundary Value Analysis
  • Industry Project Demo: apply concepts on a real-world scenario
  • Sign-off & Closure: test closure activities, metrics, and lessons learned
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Features of Manual Testing Training Programs

ThoughtCoders training programs are designed from beginner to advanced levels, very intuitive with rich content. Even a beginner can learn from zero to expert level. Salient features of our training courses are below:

  • Introduction of Manual Testing/Functional Testing
  • Manual Testing as a Career opportunity
  • Software Test Life Cycle (STLC)
  • Test Case writing, execution, Test Report and Management
  • Requirement Analysis and Software Requirement Document Analysis
  • Functional Testing Concepts: Functional, Integration, Regression, Smoke, Sanity Testing
  • Non-Functional Testing Concepts: Performance, Stress, Volume, Load Testing
  • Test Management Tools (HPQC ALM, BUGZILLA, JIRA)
  • Bug Life Cycle
  • Test Strategy and Test Planning Document Creation
  • Defect Document Creation and Defect Reporting
  • Test Data Creation (Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis)
  • Industrial Project Demonstration
  • Sign-off Document Creation and Test Closure Activities
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Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) - Manual Testing Training

Manual Testing is the process of validating software without automation tools. It’s vital for exploratory testing, usability checks, and early product discovery, and it catches issues automation often misses.

Beginners, recent graduates, career switchers, and manual QA professionals who want structured skills in test design, bug reporting, Agile workflows, and real-world project practice.

No strict prerequisites. Basic computer knowledge and understanding of web/mobile apps help. We start from SDLC/STLC fundamentals and progress to advanced topics.

Object Spy & locators, Web/UI testing, API (REST/SOAP) testing, Mobile (Android/iOS) testing, Desktop (Windows) testing, data-driven & keyword-driven testing, BDD (Cucumber/Gherkin), test design patterns, parallel execution, CI/CD, reporting, and best practices.

Yes. We implement feature files, step definitions, tags, hooks, and reports—plus how to align BDD scenarios with acceptance criteria.

Absolutely—requests, environments, variables, chaining, assertions, data-driven APIs, and how to combine API + UI flows in one suite.

Yes—setup, device/emulator configuration, Appium-backed execution, element strategies, gestures, and stable mobile test design.

You’ll use Katalon TestOps/Platform dashboards, flakiness insights, trends, requirements mapping, and CI-grade JUnit/HTML reports for pipelines.

Yes—Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, and Docker/Grid. We also cover Git branching, secrets, and artifact publishing.

We explain use cases, capabilities, and when to choose Free, Katalon Studio Enterprise (KSE), and Katalon Runtime Engine (KRE), plus how to optimize costs for teams.

Katalon bundles IDE, object management, keywords, self-healing, API/mobile/desktop in one stack—so teams ship faster versus assembling multiple libraries around Selenium.

Yes—end-to-end real-world projects: UI + API + Mobile flows, data-driven suites, BDD scenarios, flakiness fixes, and CI execution with reports.

Yes—custom agendas for enterprise domains (FinTech, Healthcare, E-commerce, SaaS), with your app under NDA and role-based labs.

You receive a course completion certificate and guidance to earn Katalon Academy badges/certifications to showcase on LinkedIn/resume.

Live online or classroom, weekday or weekend, with recordings, labs, and doubt-clearing. Typical duration: 20–30 hours depending on track (fundamentals/advanced).

Yes—Q&A support, code reviews, framework templates, and interview prep. Optional mentoring packages are available.

Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, Docker/Grid (optional), Jira integration, environment/secret management, and TestOps dashboards.

A modern Windows/macOS machine (8–16 GB RAM), Java JDK, stable internet, device/emulator (for mobile), and access to target apps/APIs.

Yes—we provide migration checklists, mapping of Selenium/PageObjects to Katalon keywords, and Postman collection import for API suites.

Yes—layered architecture, data & config management, reusability, robust waits/self-healing, test data factories, and pipeline-ready structure.

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