ISTQB Certified Tester: Advanced Level Test Management

Who should attend?

The ISTQB Test Management course will suit anyone involved in aspects of test management such as: test managers, test leads, test leaders, senior testers and Agile testers. Anyone seeking to advance their career into test management will also benefit.

Prerequisites

Attendees intending to take the ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Management examination must hold the Certified Tester Foundation Level v4.0 or previous versions of the Foundation Level certificate and have sufficient practical experience.

Managing the Test Activities

The Test Process

Test Planning Activities Test Monitoring and Control Activities Test Completion Activities

The Context of Testing

Test Stakeholders Importance of Stakeholders’ Knowledge in Test Management Test Management in a Hybrid Software Development Model Test Management Activities for Various Software Development Lifecycle Models Test Management Activities at Various Test Levels Test Management Activities for Different Test Types Test Management Activities to Plan, Monitor, and Control

Risk-Based Testing

Testing as a Risk Mitigation Activity Identification of Quality Risks Quality Risk Assessment Quality Risk Mitigation Through Appropriate Testing Techniques for Risk-Based Testing Success Metrics and Difficulties Associated with Risk-Based Testing

The Project Test Strategy

Choosing a Test Approach Analysing the Organizational Test Strategy, Project Context and Other Aspects Definition of Test Objectives

Improving the Test Process

The Test Improvement Process (IDEAL) Model-Based Test Process Improvement Analytical-Based Test Process Improvement Approach Retrospectives

Test Tools

Good Practices for Tool Introduction Technical and Business Aspects for Tool Decisions Selection Process Considerations and Return on Investment Evaluation Tool Lifecycle Tool Metrics

Managing the Product

Test Metrics

Metrics for Test Management Activities Monitoring, Control and Completion Test Reporting

Test Estimation

Estimating What Activities Testing Will Involve Factors Which May Influence Test Effort Selection of Test Estimation Techniques

Defect Management

Defect Lifecycle Cross-functional Defect Management Specifics of Defect Management in Agile Teams Defect Management Challenges in Hybrid Software Development Defect Report Information Defining Process Improvement Actions Using Defect Report Information

Managing the Team

The Test Team

Typical Skills within Four Areas of Competence Analyse Required Test Team Member Skills Assessing Test Team Member Skills Developing Test Team Member Skills Management Skills Required to Manage a Test Team Motivating or Demotivating Factors for a Test Team in Certain Situations

Stakeholder Relationships

Cost of Quality Cost-benefit Relationship of Testing