Extend your career with ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst Software Testing Certification credential for the broad understanding of testing acquired at Foundation Level to be able to perform the role of an Advanced or Senior Test Analyst.
ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst can take your career to a higher level because:
- It shows you have a strong commitment to the testing profession and self-improvement. You enjoy testing and working with the users.
- It demonstrates you have advanced software testing skills because you understand what it takes to be a top notch test analyst.
- It proves you have the desire to move higher in your career and your organization. You are the kind of test leader others want to hire and keep in their organization.
- It can help you get a job.
The program is fully-accredited by UKITB on behalf of ISTQB and has been rated SFIAplus level 5 by the BCS.
Course Objectives
- Determine the proper prioritization of the testing activities based on the information provided by the risk analysis;
- Select and apply appropriate test techniques to ensure that tests provide an adequate level of confidence, based on defined coverage criteria;
- Perform the appropriate testing activities based on the software development lifecycle being used;
- Work effectively in a usability testing team
- Provide the appropriate level of documentation relevant to their testing activities
- Determine the appropriate types of functional testing to be performed
- Effectively participate in requirements / user story reviews with stakeholders, applying knowledge of typical mistakes made in work products
- Improve the efficiency of the test process with the use of tools
Audience
The ISTQB Certified Test Analyst Advanced Level is designed for the test professionals who have attained a high skill level in software testing and are considering actively involved in the analysis, specification, design and execution aspects of software testing, and wish to increase their knowledge and skills beyond the levels covered by the Foundation and Intermediate qualifications.
This includes testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers.
Benefits
- Provides a set of professional qualifications widely-recognized by employers, customers and peers;
- Enables software suppliers to hire and train certified testers and thereby gain commercial advantage over their competitors by advertising their tester recruitment and development policies; and
- Enables comparison of testing skills across different countries, testers to move across country borders more easily, and multi-national/international projects to have a common understanding of testing issues.
Entry Requirements
Candidate must hold the ISTQB Foundation certificate or it is also suggested that candidates have a minimum of 2 years testing experience.
Course Outline
Test Analyst’s Tasks in the Test Process
- Introduction to Test Analyst’s Tasks in the Test Process
- Testing in the Software Development Lifecycle
- Test Analysis
- Test Design
- Test Implementation
- Test Execution
Test Analyst’s Tasks in Risk-Based Testing
- Introduction to Test Analyst’s Tasks in Risk-Based Testing
- Risk Identification
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Mitigation
Test Techniques
- Introduction to Test Techniques
- Black Box Test Techniques
- Equivalence Partitioning
- Boundary Value Analysis
- Decision Table Testing
- State Transition Testing
- Classification Tree Technique
- Pairwise Testing
- Use Case Testing
- Combining Techniques
- Experience-Based Test Techniques
- Error Guessing
- Checklist-Based Testing
- Exploratory Testing
- Defect-Based Test Techniques
- Applying the Most Appropriate Technique
Test Analyst’s Tasks in the Test Process
- Introduction
- Quality Characteristics for Business Domain Testing
- Functional Correctness, Completeness, and Appropriateness Testing
- Interoperability Testing
- Usability Evaluation
- Portability Testing
Reviews
- Introduction to Reviews
- Using Checklists in Reviews
- Requirements Reviews
- User Story Reviews
Test Tools and Automation
- Introduction to Test Tools and Automation
- Exercise: Test Tools and Automation
- Keyword-Driven Testing
- Types of Test Tools
- Test Design Tool
- Test Data Preparation Tool
- Automated Test Execution Tools
