Course Overview

This comprehensive two-day course teaches teams how to implement Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) to improve collaboration between business stakeholders and development teams. You’ll learn to write specifications that serve as both documentation and automated tests, ensuring software delivers genuine business value. Perfect for teams looking to bridge the gap between requirements and implementation through shared understanding.

BDD transforms how teams approach software development by putting business behavior at the center of the process. Through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios, you’ll discover how to use concrete examples to drive development, reduce misunderstandings, and create a shared language between technical and non-technical team members. By the end of this course, you’ll have practical experience writing effective scenarios and implementing BDD in your development workflow.

Learning Objectives

  • Master BDD principles and specification by example techniques
  • Write effective scenarios using Gherkin syntax
  • Facilitate collaborative specification workshops
  • Implement automated acceptance tests with BDD frameworks
  • Create living documentation that stays current
  • Integrate BDD into your development workflow
  • Drive development from business behavior perspectives

Topics Covered

  1. BDD Fundamentals - Core principles and specification by example
  2. Gherkin Language - Writing scenarios with Given-When-Then syntax
  3. Three Amigos Sessions - Collaborative specification workshops
  4. BDD Tools & Frameworks - Cucumber, SpecFlow, and implementation
  5. Test Automation - Building maintainable BDD test suites
  6. Living Documentation - Creating executable specifications
  7. Integration Strategies - BDD in your development workflow

What You Get

  • Hands-on practice with BDD tools and frameworks
  • Templates for scenarios and acceptance criteria
  • Practical exercises in collaborative specification
  • Real-world case studies and examples
  • Guidelines for BDD implementation
  • Best practices for writing Gherkin scenarios