SKILL
Test Planning & Bug Reporting
Write clear test cases and bug reports developers can act on immediately
Beginner
Manual checklist plus 10 test cases for one flow (login/checkout)
Intermediate
Full test plan: scope, positive-negative scenarios, priorities, traceability
Advanced
API testing (Postman), automation basics, per-release regression strategy
Practice task
For an e-commerce checkout flow: write 30 test cases (happy path, input validation, edge cases, failed payment, retry), then find 5 bugs in one open-source app and report each with severity, steps to reproduce, expected vs actual
Pass test
Pass test: run the 30 test cases against the app. You pass if every case has explicit steps and an expected result, at least 3 bugs are genuinely reproduced (not invented), someone else can reproduce your bug reports, and each severity has a reason.
Portfolio evidence
Test plan PDF plus 5 bug reports (title, severity, steps, expected vs actual, screenshot/Loom)
Common mistake
Reports like quote broken when clicked unquote without reproduction steps, device, or visual proof
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