version: faq/v1
faqs:
  - order: 1
    question: Who is this course for — and who is it NOT for?
    answer: Assuring Quality with Azure Test Plans is designed for anyone involved in building, testing, or assuring software quality, including QA professionals, developers, Scrum Masters, managers, coaches, and other stakeholders. If you are not engaged with software development or quality assurance at any stage, this course likely won't be relevant for you.
    score: 10
  - order: 2
    question: What prior experience or qualifications do I need to attend?
    answer: No formal qualifications are required, though experience writing or running tests on an agile team is helpful. The course is accessible to newcomers to Azure Test Plans, as well as to more experienced team members looking to deepen their skills.
    score: 9
  - order: 3
    question: I've already taken the cdads or PKAB courses — is this the right next step for me?
    answer: Yes, Assuring Quality with Azure Test Plans builds on knowledge from the cdads and PKAB courses, making it the right progression if you want practical Azure Test Plans skills for software quality assurance.
    score: 9
  - order: 4
    question: Is this course practical (hands-on, exercises), discussion-based, or lecture-based?
    answer: The course is highly practical and hands-on, with participants actively working in teams on a shared Azure DevOps project to configure, manage, and run tests just as a real-world team would.
    score: 8
  - order: 5
    question: What real organisational problems will we work through during the course?
    answer: You will address challenges such as designing and managing test cases, integrating testing into agile workflows, executing manual and automated tests, and effectively reporting and tracking defects using Azure Test Plans.
    score: 8
