Test Management - ISTQB^® Certified Tester Advanced Level

A set of ISTQB^®-compliant tools for all areas of test management and the best possible preparation for the exam to obtain the certificate.

In this training course, you will learn how to:

• implement software testing for different software development projects according to the appropriate test processes.
• identify the relevant test participants and models along the software development life cycle.
• organise risk identification and assessment sessions with your test objectives in mind, and use the results to control the test.
• define a project test strategy that fits the organisational test strategy and the project context.
• monitor and control testing to ensure that test objectives are met.
• evaluate test progress and report to stakeholders.
• identify and develop the skills needed in the team.
• create and present a business case that shows the costs and expected benefits of testing.
• Lead activities to improve the testing process in software development projects or product streams and contribute to initiatives to improve the testing process in the organisation.
• Plan testing activities, including the necessary testing infrastructure, and estimate testing effort.
• Create a bug workflow and bug reports suitable for a software development lifecycle.

• Managing test activities in the test process
  • Context of testing
    • Stakeholders and their importance
    • Test management for different software development life cycle models, test levels and test types
    • Planning, monitoring and control
  • Risk-based testing – quality, activities, techniques and metrics
  • The test strategy and determining factors such as the project, organisation and objectives
  • Test process improvement - model-based (e.g. TMMi, TPI Next); analytical
  • Test tools - selection, life cycle, metrics
• Product Management
  • Test metrics - monitoring and reports
  • Estimation of test activities and test effort
  • Defects - life cycle, management across functions
  • Reports and process improvement measures
• Test Team Management
  • Required test team skills, skills assessment and development
  • Required management skills
  • Motivation and demotivating factors
  • Stakeholder relations
  • Quality and cost

The course contents are based on profound knowledge of the ISTQB^® Certified Tester Foundation Level syllabus. Therefore, we recommend you participating in the "ISTQB^® Certified Tester Foundation Level" seminar or revision of the contents in the current version of the syllabus.

Participants can register for the ISTQB® certification exam while booking this course. This certification exam will be proctored by the official ISTQB® exam provider, iSQI and CSTB.

• ­Onsite Certification Exams: If you are interested in booking the onsite ISTQB® certification exam at a later date, we will inform you of the options available to you.
• ­FLEX (Remote Proctored) Certification Exam: You can flexibly take the certification exam after your Virtual Classroom training as an online remote exam. You will receive a voucher code for booking your exam at a date and time of your choice.
• Pearson VUE Test Centre: You have the option to use the same voucher code to book your exam via Pearson VUE. This is Pearson VUE’s own online remote proctored exam option.