Software Testing Roadmap 2026
This 10-week Software Testing roadmap takes you from the basics to a job-ready portfolio in 6 steps: Testing Fundamentals, Test Design Techniques, Test Documentation, Defect Management, Agile & Tools, Domain & Capstone. Each step has a free practice sheet and links to the interview questions you should be able to answer.
Your progressStart practicing
Weeks 1–2
Step 1: Testing Fundamentals
SDLC & STLCTypes of testingVerification vs validationTesting principles
Weeks 3–4
Step 2: Test Design Techniques
Boundary value analysisEquivalence partitioningDecision tablesState transition
Week 5
Step 3: Test Documentation
Test planTest casesRTMTest summary report
Week 6
Step 4: Defect Management
Bug life cycleSeverity vs priorityJIRAWriting bug reports
Weeks 7–8
Step 5: Agile & Tools
Scrum ceremoniesPostman basicsSQL for testers
Weeks 9–10
Step 6: Domain & Capstone
E-commerce & banking domainsLive projectISTQB preparation
Job-ready!
Finish with the 7-day interview plan and start applying as QA Engineer, Manual Tester, Test Analyst.
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