ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst
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The ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst course extends the broad understanding of testing acquired at Foundation Level to enable the role of Technical Test Analyst to be performed.
This five-day tutor-led course includes lectures, exercises and practical work, as well as exam preparation. The examination is held at an agreed later date, so allowing adequate time for revision. It is fully-accredited by UKTB on behalf of ISTQB and has been rated SFIAplus level 5 by the BCS.
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Audience: Who is the course for?
- Test practitioners actively involved in the technical aspects of software testing including roles such as:
- Testers
- Test analysts
- Test engineers
- Test consultants
- Test managers
- User acceptance testers
- Software developers.
Also:
- Project managers
- Quality managers
- Software development managers
- Business analysts
- Management consultants
Duration:
Three days. The exam is held at an agreed later date, so allowing adequate time for revision.
Benefits:
After successfully completing the course and passing the exam, delegates should be able to:
- Structure the tasks defined in the test strategy in terms of technical requirements
- Analyse the internal structure of the system in sufficient detail to meet the expected quality level
- Evaluate the system in terms of technical quality attributes such as performance, security etc
- Prepare and execute the Technical Test Analyst activities, and report on their progress
- Conduct technical testing activities
- Provide the necessary evidence to support evaluations
- Implement the necessary tools and techniques to achieve the defined goals
Prerequisites:
ISTQB Foundation certificate is a pre-requisite for this course. It is also suggested that candidates have a minimum of 3 years testing experience.
About ISTQB and the certified tester scheme:
Founded in 2002, ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) is a not-for-profit association legally registered in Belgium, comprising 47 national boards (including the UKTB) covering 71 countries worldwide. ISTQB has defined the advanced certification as part of their 'Certified Tester' scheme that, with over 200,000 certifications, has become the de facto world-wide standard for software testing qualifications.
The 'Certified Tester' scheme:
- Provides a set of professional qualifications widely-recognised 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 multinational/international projects to have a common understanding of testing issues.
Course Objectives:
The objectives for the Certified Tester Advanced Level qualification are to:
- Gain recognition for testing as an essential and professional software engineering specialisation
- Provide a standard framework for the development of testers' careers
- Enable professionally qualified testers to be recognised by employers, customers and peers, and to raise the profile of testers and testing
- Promote consistent and good testing practices within all software engineering disciplines
- Identify testing topics that are relevant and of value to industry
- Enable software suppliers to hire certified testers and thereby gain commercial advantage over their competitors by advertising their tester recruitment policy
- Provide an opportunity for testers and those with an interest in testing to acquire an internationally recognised qualification in the subject
Course Content:
- Basic Aspects of Software Testing
- Test Management
- Test of Software Characteristics
- Incident Management
- People Skills - Team Composition
- Testing Processes
- Test Techniques
- Reviews
- Test Tools & Automation
Next Steps:
The Advanced Level establishes a platform from which further skills and knowledge may be acquired at the Expert Level.
Holders of the Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst qualification will be eligible to continue on to Expert level qualifications, such as Test Automation and Security Testing. Please contact us for more details.
Holders of the Certified Tester Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst qualification may also wish to consider the two other Advanced Level qualifications, Test Analyst and Test Manager. People possessing all three advanced level certificates can also obtain the Full Advanced level certificate
Exam details:
The exam takes place approx. three weeks after the course. If you are interested in a particular course, please contact us, to find out the relevant exam date.
The three hour 'closed book' exam consists of 65 multiple-choice questions and the pass mark is 65%. Those possessing an ISTQB® Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst Certificate may use the Certified Tester Advanced Level acronym CTAL-TTA.
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