ISTQB Advanced Test Manager

Reikalavimai klausytojams

You must have obtained an ISTQB Foundation Level Certification to be eligible for Advanced Level Certification, have 3 years of experience in Software Testing and it is recommended to have 1-2 years of experience in Test Management.

Kurso nauda

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Implement the mission, goals and testing processes established for the testing organization.
• Organize and lead risk management activities and use risks to drive test planning and reporting.
• Create and implement test plans consistent with organizational policies and test strategies.
• Continuously monitor and control the test activities to achieve project objectives.
• Assess and report relevant and timely test status.
• Identify skills and resource gaps in their test team and participate in sourcing adequate resources.
• Identify and plan test team skills development.
• Propose a business case for test activities that outlines the costs and benefits expected.
• Ensure proper communication within the test team and with other project stakeholders.
• Actively lead test process improvement initiatives.
• Design & implement a defect classification scheme.
• Apply tools to support testing.

Programa

Pagrindinės temos:

• Testing Process
• Test Management
• Reviews
• Defect Management
• Improving the Testing Process
• Test Tools and Automation
• People Skills – Team Composition

2. Test Management
   • Test Management in Context
     • Understanding Testing Stakeholders
     • Additional Software Development Lifecycle Activities and Work Products
     • Alignment of Test Activities and Other Lifecycle Activities
     • Managing Non-Functional Testing
     • Managing Experience-Based Testing
   • Risk-Based Testing and Other Approaches for Test Prioritization and Effort Allocation
     • Risk-Based Testing
     • Risk-Based Testing Techniques
     • Other Techniques for Test Selection
     • Test Prioritization and Effort Allocation in the Test Process
   • Test Documentation and Other Work Products
     • Test Policy
     • Test Strategy
     • Master Test Plan
     • Level Test Plan
     • Project Risk Management
     • Other Test Work Products
   • Test Estimation
   • Defining and Using Test Metrics
   • Business Value of Testing
   • Distributed, Outsourced, and Insourced Testing
   • Managing the Application of Industry Standards
3. Reviews
   • Management Reviews and Audits
   • Managing Reviews
   • Metrics for Reviews
   • Formal Reviews
4. Defect Management
   • The Defect Lifecycle and the Software Development Lifecycle
     • Defect Workflow and States
     • Managing Invalid and Duplicate Defect Reports
     • Cross-Functional Defect Management
   • Defect Report Information
   • Assessing Process Capability with Defect Report Information
5. Improving the Testing Process
   • Test Improvement Process
     • Introduction to Process Improvement
     • Types of Process Improvement
   • Improving the Testing Process
   • Improving the Testing Process with TMMi
   • Improving the Testing Process with TPI Next
   • Improving the Testing Process with CTP
   • Improving the Testing Process with STEP
6. Test Tools and Automation
   • Tool Selection
     • Open-Source Tools
     • Custom Tools
     • Return on Investment (ROI)
     • Selection Process
   • Tool Lifecycle
   • Tool Metrics
7. People Skills – Team Composition
   • Individual Skills
   • Test Team Dynamics
   • Fitting Testing Within an Organization
   • Motivation
   • Communication