ISTQB Advanced – Software Test Manager
The ISTQB Advanced Test Manager qualification training focuses on test estimation, planning, monitoring and control. Successful candidates can: Define the overall testing goals and strategy for the system being tested. Plan, schedule and track the tasks.
Describe and organise the necessary activities. Select, acquire and assign the adequate resources to the tasks. Select, organise and lead testing teams. Organise the communication between the members of the testing teams, and between the testing teams and all relevant stakeholders. Justify the decisions and provide adequate reporting information where applicable.
Certification
The ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager ends with a voluntary examination that will be conducted at a later date via SSTB. The certification is not included in the course and must be booked separately at SSTB.
Please read the information on SSTB's page carefully for details about the examination!
Courseware
The training material is in English
Utbildningsformer
Längd
5 dagar
Pris
36950 kr
Target Audience
Training is designed to professionals who have advanced in their software testing career and want to certify on a higher level. This includes test managers, test analysts, test engineers, but also project managers, quality managers and development managers.
Course Objectives
- Implement the mission, goals and testing processes established for the Software Testing Organization.
- Organize and lead risk management activities and use risks to drive software test planning and reporting.
- Create and implement software test plans consistent with organizational policies and testing strategies.
- Continuously monitor and control the software test activities to achieve project objectives.
- Assess and report relevant and timely test status.
- Identify skills and resource gaps in their software testing 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 software testing team and with other project stakeholders.
- Actively lead test process improvement initiatives.
- Design & implement a defect classification scheme.
- Apply tools to support testing.
Prerequisites
To take the exam candidates must hold the ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certificate and they should have applicable software testing experience minimum of 18 months.
ISTQB Advanced - Software Test Manager course content
1st Day
Basic aspects of testing
- Life cycle models
- Specific systems and metrics & measurement
Testing processes
- Test planning & control
- Test implementation & execution
- Evaluating exit criteria & reporting
- Test closure activities
People skills:
- Individual skills
Test documentation
- Test policy
- Test strategy
- Test plan
16.30 End of day
2nd Day
09.00 Risk based testing
- Introduction
FMEA:
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
- Business value of testing
- Test estimation and test scheduling
16.30 End of day
3rd Day
09.00 Risk management
Incident management
People skills
- Test team dynamics
- Communication
- Motivation
- Fitting testing within the organization
Test management and control
16.30 End of day
4th Day
09.00 Test management issues
- Exploratory testing
- Special systems
- Non-functional testing
Distributed, outsourced and insourced testing
Test improvement:
- CMMi, TMM, TPI, CTP, STEP
- Reviews
16.30 End of day
5th Day
09.00 Standards
- Test tools & automation
- Risk management in the life cycle
16.30 End of day