- Integrate testing into your software development process
- Establish a realistic test approach and strategy
- Plan, estimate, and schedule the testing effort
- Dynamically monitor, manage, and report testing activities
- Measure test effectiveness and project progress
- Evaluate and improve your test process
- Develop new skills to lead your test team
The ISTQB™ Certification—Test Manager training class expands on the test techniques and methods introduced in the ISTQB™ Foundation Level course and addresses those areas of the ISTQB™ advanced syllabus specifically related to the Advanced Test Management certification.
The course focuses on the key areas that are vital for successful test management: the foundations of software testing, test management, standards and test improvement processes, and people skills.
Specific topics covered include testing as part of the software development lifecycle, metrics to assess test effectiveness, test documentation, risk analysis, estimation, test management issues, process improvement models, individual skills for testers and managers, team dynamics, leadership, and motivation.
This course is filled with hands-on exercises to help you practice the methods and techniques taught in the course.
Taking this course in conjunction with the two-day Core Topics for Advanced ISTQB™ Certification course, you will have covered the syllabus for the Advanced Test Management certification and be ready to take the certification exam.
- Individuals who have taken the ISTQB™ Certified Tester—Foundation Level training and wish to expand their knowledge and skills into more advanced areas
- Individuals who have received the ISTQB™ Foundation Level certification, have met the criteria for taking the advanced certification exams, and wish to prepare for those exams
- Anyone wishing to learn more about advanced testing topics
The “Core” course must be taken in conjunction with the Advanced Test Management course by anyone wishing to take one of the ISTQB™ Advanced Certification exams at the completion of the three-day course. For more information regarding the criteria for taking the advanced examinations, go to www.ASTQB.org.
