Course details
Following on from the ISTQB Foundation Certificate, the Advanced Test Analyst Certificate provides the next level of knowledge and practical expertise in the ISTQB Advanced Certification scheme. It is one of three certified courses at Advanced level (the other two being Advanced Test Manager and Advanced Technical Test Analyst). The 5 day tutor led course has been designed to enable participants understand, apply and analyse key testing principles and processes.
Prerequisites:
This course is aimed at testing practitioners already working in the area of test design, analysis, specification and implementation. This includes quality analysts, testers, developers, systems analysts, project leaders, users and data administrators.
Successful completion of the ISTQB Foundation Certificate is a pre-requisite to taking the ISTQB Advanced Certificate examination.
Successful completion of the ISTQB Foundation Certificate is a pre-requisite to taking the ISTQB Advanced Certificate examination.
What will you learn?:
- Structure the tasks defined in the test strategy in terms of business domain requirements
- Analyze the system in sufficient detail to meet the user quality expectations
- Evaluate the system requirements to determine domain validity
- Prepare and execute the adequate testing activities, and report on their progress
- Provide the necessary evidence to support evaluations
- Implement the necessary tools and techniques to achieve the defined goals
Course Contents an overview:
- Testing process
- Introduction
- Testing in the Software Development Lifecycle
- Test Planning, Monitoring and Control
- Test Analysis
- Test Design
- Test Implementation
- Test Execution
- Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting
- Test Closure Activities
Test Management: Responsibilities for the Test Analyst
- Test Progress Monitoring and Control
- Distributed, Outsourced and Insources Testing
- The Test Analyst’s Tasks in Risk-Based Testing
Test Techniques
- Specification-Based Techniques
- Equivalence Partitioning
- Boundray Value Analysis
- Decision Tables
- Cause-Effect Graphing
- State Transition Testing
- Combinatorial Testing Techniques
- Use Case Testing
- User Story Testing
- Domain Analysis
- Combining Techniques
- Defect-Based Techniques
- Defect Taxonomies
- Experience-Based Techniques
- Error Guessing
- Checklist-Based Testing
- Exploratory Testing
- Applying the Best Technique
Testing Software Quality Characteristics
Quality Characteristics for Business Domain Testing
- Accuracy Testing
- Suitability Testing
- Interoperability Testing
- Usability Testing
- Accessibility Testing
Reviews
- Using Checklists in Reviews
Defect management
- When Can a Defect be Detected?
- Defect Report Fields
- Defect Classification
- Root Cause Analysis
- Test Tools
- Test Tools and Automation
- Test Design Tools
- Test Data Preparation Tools
- Automated Test Execution Tools
Day Topic Areas:
- 1 Introduction to Test Analyst Syllabus
- Basic Aspects of Software Testing
- Testing Processes
- Test Management
- 2-4 Test Techniques
- Test of Software Characteristics
- 5 Reviews
- Incident Management
- Test Tools & Automation
- People Skills - Team Composition
Handout Materials:
- Presentation Slides
- Syllabus
- Glossary
- Exercises and model answers
- Sample Exam Paper and Answers
Certification:
- Standard ISTQB Examination
Reference Material:
- ISTQB Syllabus
- ISTQB Glossary
Course Location
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