Course Summary
The ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager (CTAL-TM) certification 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.
• Manage a testing project by implementing the mission, goals and testing processes established for the testing organization
• Organize and lead risk identification and risk analysis sessions and use the results of such sessions for test estimation, planning, monitoring and control
• Create and implement test plans consistent with organizational policies and test strategies
• Continuously monitor and control the test activities to achieve project objectives
• Assess and report relevant and timely test status to project stakeholders
• Identify skills and resource gaps in their test team and participate in sourcing adequate resources
• Identify and plan necessary skills development within their test team
• Propose a business case for test activities which outlines the costs and benefits expected;
• Ensure proper communication within the test team and with other project stakeholders
• Participate in and lead test process improvement initiatives
Module 1: Testing Process Overview
• Test Planning, Monitoring and Control
• Test Analysis
• Test Design
• Test Implementation
• Test Execution
• Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting
• Test Closure Activities
Module 2: Test Management
• What is Test Management?
• Test Management in Context
• Testing Stakeholders
• Software Development Lifecycle Activities and Work Products
• Alignment of Test Activities and Other Lifecycle Activities
• Managing Non-Functional Testing
• Managing Experience Based Testing
• Risk-Based Testing, Test Prioritisation, and Effort Allocation
• Risk-Based Testing
• Risk-Based Testing Techniques
• Other Techniques for Test Selection
• Test Prioritisation
• Effort Allocation in the Test Process
• Test Documentation and Other Work Products
• Test Policy
• Test Strategy
• Master Test Plan
• Level Test Plan
• Project Risk Management
• Other Test Work Products
• Test Estimation
• Defining and Using Test Metrics
• Business Value of Testing
• Distributed, Outsourced, and Insourced Testing
• Test Management Challenges
• Industry Standards
Module 3: Reviews
• Introduction to Reviews
• Management Reviews and Audits
• Managing Reviews
• Review Metrics
• Managing Formal Reviews
Module 4: Defect Management
• Introduction to Defect Management
• Defect Lifecycle and Software Development Lifecycle
• Defect Workflow and States
• Managing Invalid and Duplicate Defect Reports
• Cross-Functional Defect Management
• Defect Report Information
• Assessing Process Capability with Defect Report Information
Module 5: Improving the Test Process
• Introduction
• Test Improvement Process
• What is Process Improvement?
• Types of Process Improvement
• Improving the Testing Process with
• Test Maturity Model Integration (TMMI)
• TPI Next
• Critical Testing Processes (CTP)
• Systematic Test and Evaluation Process (STEP)
Module 6: Test Tools and Automation
• Introduction
• Tool Selection
• Open Source Tools
• Custom Tools
• Return on Investment
• Selection Process
• Tool Lifecycle
• Tool Metrics
Module 7: People Skills
• Introduction
• Individual Skills
• Test Team Dynamics
• Fitting Testing Within an Organization
• Motivation
• Communication
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