ISTQB Advanced Test Manager (3 Days)
This three day course follows on from the ISTQB Advanced Level Core Module and leads to the ISTQB Advanced Test Management Certification. It addresses issues such as test estimation, monitoring and control, test documentation, process improvement, metrics and measures and people skills. Scenario based exercises of various situations and topics are covered in order to present practical solutions.
Course Objectives
To provide an understanding of software test management that goes beyond the ISTQB Foundation level. It provides test managers with a good level of knowledge that enables analysis of situations in order to present practical solutions.
The information gained on the course provides a framework for test managers to build upon within their organizations. Spreadsheets, templates and utilities will be provided enabling managers to be more efficient and effective within their organizations.
Who Will Benefit
This 3-day course is appropriate for test managers, test team leaders, development managers, project managers and anyone wishing to gain the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Management Qualification.
Prerequisites
Delegates wishing to take the ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Certificate must hold the ISTQB/ISEB Foundation certificate and have completed the ISTQB Advanced Level Core Module. If you wish to sit the course without taking the exam, there are no prerequisites.
There is also an experience requirement of 3 years verifiable full-time experience in software or systems testing, development, quality assurance, engineering or a related field
Skills Gained
• Understand the various lifecycles and how to effectively apply them
• Create a firm foundation for the success of testing in your organization
• Estimate, plan, monitor and control testing on any project
• Understand how to manage distributed, outsourced and insourced test resources
• Build effective and highly motivated test teams
• Understand and apply test process improvement models
Booking & Information
To schedule a presentation of this course in your company, call us at 405-691-8075 or e-mail us from the Contact Us page.
About the Materials
The course materials are developed by and licensed from Grove Consultants (UK).
About the Instructor
The instructor for this course is Randall Rice, CTAL.
Course Content
Basic Aspects of Software Testing
This section will build upon those aspects introduced in the “core” module. The different testing lifecycles will be explored providing a detailed understanding of how to implement the most appropriate lifecycle. Specific systems, metrics and measures will be explained allowing relevant testing strategies to be produced.
Test Management
Test Management Documentation
This section explains the differences between a test policy, test strategy, master test plan and level test plan. Examples of different strategies are shown that could be used to meet defined policies.
Test Plan Documentation Templates
This section describes the content of a test plan (master and level) according to IEEE 829. We shall provide test plan templates and how they can be adapted depending on the organization, standards and formality of the project.
Test Estimation
Many factors affect the estimates we produce for testing and this session will highlight considerations when estimating testing. Ten different estimation techniques are shown and how to communicate this information to management.
Scheduling Test Planning
This session explains the importance of test planning and highlights the benefit of iterative test planning.
Test Progress Monitoring & Control
We monitor testing to establish our project goals and delegates will understand different metrics to collect and their significance when creating test reports.
Business Value of Testing
Testing needs to deliver value to any project and benefits need to be understood by management. This session shows how testing can be measured in terms of value and efficiency.
Distributed, Outsourced and Insourced Testing
The need for clear channels of communication and trust is needed regardless of location. However, test teams based across multiple locations encounter further challenges. Some of these differences are detailed in this section and the impact if these difficulties are not addressed.
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
FMEA is a very structured approach to understanding risk. Delegates will gain an understanding and experience of using this technique and assess the model’s use in their organization.
Test Management Issues
This section identifies test management issues for safety critical systems, systems of systems and showing the use and benefits of the Exploratory testing approach as well as other issues such as
tackling non-functional testing.
Standards and Test Improvement Process
There are many standards and improvement models to highlight areas of change and become more effective and efficient with testing. This section highlights different sources and their usefulness; followed by various test improvement models such as Test Maturity Model (TMM), Systematic Test and Evaluation
Process (STEP), Critical Testing Processes (CTP) and Test Process Improvement (TPI).
People Skills – Team Composition
This session looks at the skills of a tester and different ways to motivate test team members. We consider factors when identifying skills needed for an existing team and how test team dynamics can affect productivity. Finally we show different organizational structures for testing and the importance of
independent test teams.
The Exam
This course will provide the delegate with the necessary knowledge and skills to sit the ISTQB Advanced Test
Management Certificate multiple choice exam. Delegates will be given the opportunity to sit the examination at the end of the course.
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