Course description
Our training includes exercises and practice exam questions to highlight key aspects of the syllabus, to help participants understand and practice the concepts and methods presented and to prepare them for the certification exam.
The ISTQB® courses on this page are offered by Tesena s.r.o., accredited training provider. Certification tests are provided by the Czech and Slovak Testing Board, z.s.
Required knowledge
The ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level certificate is not a prerequisite for participation in this training. However, it is essential that participants either obtain it or at least complete an ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level training course. It is also recommended that those interested in the training have at least one year of practical experience in software testing.
Target audience
The course is suitable for anyone interested in advancing in an established software testing career (testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test team leaders, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers). It is also suitable for those who want to understand software testing more deeply than at a basic level (project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, IT directors and management consultants).
Course content
Chapter 1: The Test Analyst’s Tasks in the Test Process
- How a standard test process, its major activities and work products can and must be adapted to the context of different types of software development life cycle, e.g. traditional vs. Agile.
- Varying levels of detail to which testware can be produced; designing test cases; ensuring traceability.
Chapter 2: The Test Analyst’s Tasks in Risk-Based Testing
- Risk identification, risk assessment and risk mitigation as a systematic and effective way to prioritise software test activities.
Chapter 3: Test Techniques
- Advanced application of Foundation Level black-box techniques.
- More black-box techniques: how classification trees and pairwise testing can help with complex test development challenges.
- Experience based techniques: error guessing, checklist-based testing, exploratory and defect-based testing.
- How to identify the most appropriate technique/s.
Chapter 4: Testing Software Quality Characteristics
- The software product quality model.
- Testing the sub-characteristics of functional suitability.
- Interoperability testing.
- Usability testing.
- Portability testing.
Chapter 5: Reviews
- How checklists can increase the effectiveness of reviews.
Chapter 6: Test Tools and Automation
- Types of test tool that can help the non-technical test analyst.
- Keyword-driven test automation.
Certification
The certification exam is not part of the course. It is possible to order it.
Completion of an accredited training course is not a pre-requisite for the exam.
- Exam duration is 180 minutes. If the candidate’s native language is not the examination language, the candidate is allowed an additional 25%
- There are 60 questions
- The format of the exam is multiple choice
Exam types
- Open exams (on-site) – Regular exam dates open for public, so anyone can apply. These exams are done in several regular locations like Prague, Brno, Bratislava, and Košice.
- Online exams – Online exams from the comfort of your home.
- Private exams – Private exams are provided with a minimum of 6 candidates
Materials
The materials are in electronic form.
Objectives
A candidate who achieves ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst certification can be expected to:
- Use advanced techniques for designing tests at all test levels
- Use risk to maximise the value of testing by prioritising all aspects of it
- Make good choices about the level of detail in test documentation
- Understand the contribution that they can make to the management of testing
- Understand the quality characteristics for business domain testing
- Know how to approach usability and accessibility testing
- Understand how the effectiveness of reviews can be maximised, and the role that checklists can play in this
- Know how to compile and use a defect taxonomy
- Write clear and actionable defect reports, including those for non-functional defects
- Understand the use of classification data and root cause analysis on defect reports
- Make good use use of testing tools that are relevant to business domain testing, including test automation tools and the keyword-driven test automation technique.
