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. Your exam price also includes 2TRY option.

What is 2TRY, and how does it work? 
When you purchase the exam with 2TRY option, should you not pass your exam the first time, you can take your first re-sit exam for free. Only available on selected products. Please note your free repeat exam needs to be requested within 90 days of your initial exam.

• ­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.