ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Management v3.0

An (accredited) training course that covers updated ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Management v3.0 syllabus.

This training course provides the knowledge and competencies to take responsibility for managing all the testing activities across the software development lifecycle. It covers everything from how to design a suitable test approach for the project based on the organizational test strategy to building a test team or testing competencies to complete the necessary testing.

The training course will be accredited by the end of 09/2025.

Lecturer

Course outline

1. Managing the Test Activities

   The Test Process
   The Context of Testing
   Risk-Based Testing
   The Project Test Strategy
   Improving the Test Process
   Test Tools
   

2. Managing the Product

   Test Metrics
   Test Estimation
   Defect Management
   

3. Managing the Team

   The Test Team
   Stakeholder Relationships

Key takeaways

• Manage testing in various software development projects by applying test management processes established for the project team or test organization.
• Identify test stakeholders and software development lifecycle models that are relevant in a given context.
• Organize risk identification and risk assessment sessions within any software development lifecycle and use the results to guide testing to meet the test objectives.
• Define a project test strategy consistent with the organizational test strategy and project context,
• Continuously monitor and control testing to achieve project goals.
• Assess and report test progress to project stakeholder.
• Identify necessary skills and develop those skills within your team.
• Prepare and present a business case for testing in different contexts that outlines the costs and expected benefits.
• Lead test process improvement activities in projects or software development product streams and contribute to organizational test process improvement initiatives.
• Plan the test activities including the required test infrastructure and estimate the effort required to test.
• Create defect reports and a defect workflow suitable for a software development lifecycle.

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