ISTQB
Certified Tester
Test Management
In the seminar for the ISTQB certification "Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Management (CTAL-TM)" you will deepen your knowledge and skills in the strategic and operational management of test processes. You will learn how to analyze risks, lead test teams and create effective reports and metrics in order to optimally manage quality assurance.
Comprehensive knowledge and skills for working as a test manager. Certification according to the international standard of the ISTQB.
Building on the Foundation Level, the Advanced Level supports the definition of career paths for professional testers.
You will learn to plan, monitor and manage test projects and acquire the skills to lead test teams and strategically implement testing in your organization.
The final exam certifies your skills for recognition by your management, customers and colleagues.
Key data
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Duration: 4 days
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Language: German, English
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Training formats: Live online seminar or face-to-face seminar
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Also available as anin-house seminar
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an in-house seminar
More about this topic:
- Target group
- Learning objectives
- Seminar contents
- Seminar documents
- Learning material
- Examination
Target group
The Advanced Level of the Certified Tester training program is aimed at people who have reached an advanced level in their professional career in the field of software testing. This includes people in roles such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, acceptance testers and software developers. It is also suitable for people who want to gain a basic understanding of software testing, e.g. project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, IT managers or management consultants.
Seminar contents
1. test process
- Fundamental test process
- Test planning, monitoring and control
- Test analysis
- Test design
- Test realization
- Test execution
- Evaluation of final criteria and report
- Completion of the test activities
2. test management
- Context of test management
- Risk-oriented testing
- Test documentation and other work results
- Test effort estimation
- Test metrics
- Added value of testing
- Test organization
- Norms and standards
3. reviews
- Review process
- Management reviews and audits
- Review organization
- Metrics for reviews
- Formal reviews
4. defect management
- Defect life cycle and software life cycle
- Information in the defect report
- Evaluation of process maturity with defect reports
5. test process improvement
- Improvement of the test process
- IDEAL (Initiate, Diagnose, Determine, Act, Learn)
- TMMi
- TPI Next
- CTP
- STEP
- Comparison of the models
6. test tools and test automation
- Keyword-driven testing
- Types of test tools
7. practical exercises
Learning objectives
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To be able to manage a test project and implement the defined tasks, objectives and test processes.
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Organize and lead risk analysis sessions and use them as a basis for risk-based testing.
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Be able to create and implement test strategies and test concepts.
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Be able to continuously monitor and control testing activities to achieve project objectives.
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Be able to evaluate and report on test status.
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Identify skills and inadequate resources in the test team and assist in obtaining appropriate resources.
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Identify and plan the skills development required by the test team.
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Make and present the business case for testing activities.
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Ensure appropriate communication between the test team and other project stakeholders.
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Participate in and lead test process improvement initiatives.
Seminar documents
You will receive comprehensive accompanying material for the seminar including
- Digital seminar documents with the complete content incl. exercises, sample exams, repetitions, terms
- The book "Praxiswissen Softwaretest - Testmanagement: Aus- und Weiterbildung zum Certified Tester" by Spillner et al published by dpunkt.verlag.
Get certified
After the seminar, you can take the "ISTQB Certified Tester (Advanced Level) - Test Manager" certification exam. Document your knowledge with this internationally recognized certificate. You can book the exam together with the seminar.
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Online exam: You determine the time and place of the exam.
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Type of exam: Multiple-choice exam with 65 questions.
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Time: Freely selectable within three months of the seminar.
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Duration: 180 minutes (examination time extension of 30 minutes possible for non-native speakers).
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Language: German or English
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Prerequisites: A valid ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation Level) certificate is required to take the exam. In addition, 18 months of relevant professional experience must be confirmed.
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Price: 275 € plus VAT.
Learning material
This seminar is based on the current version of the "ISTQB Certified Tester (Advanced Level)" scheme. The "ISTQB Certified Tester" programme is a globally recognized, standardized training and further education scheme for software testers. The scheme consists of the Foundation, Advanced and Expert training levels, supplemented by modules for working in agile teams and other specialist modules. The associated syllabuses and examination questions are developed and published in Germany by the German Testing Board (GTB). Examinations are offered and conducted by authorized certification bodies.
- Syllabus: The current version of the syllabus can be found at www.gtb.de
- Glossary: The current ISTQB glossary of test terms can be found at glossary.istqb.org
- Sample exams: The current sample exam can be found at www.gtb.de
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