Audience
The Advanced Level qualification is aimed at people who have achieved an advanced point in their careers in software testing. This includes people in roles such as Testers, Test Analysts, Test Engineers, Test Consultants, Test Managers, User Acceptance Testers and Software Developers. This Advanced Level qualification is also appropriate for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of software testing, such as Project Managers, Quality Managers, Software Development Managers, Business Analysts, IT Directors and Management Consultants.
Content
The Advanced Level Test Management Certificate exam is based on this syllabus. Answers to exam questions may require the use of material based on more than one section of this syllabus. All sections of the syllabus are examinable, except for the Introduction, Appendices and References. Standards and books are included as references (Chapter 5), but their content, beyond what is summarized in the syllabus itself from such standards and books, is not examinable.
- Chapter 1: Managing the Test Activities (750 minutes)
- Chapter 2: Managing the Product (390 minutes)
- Chapter 3: Managing the Team(225 minutes)
Business Outcomes
The Business Outcomes expected of a candidate who has achieved theCertified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager certification are as follows:
- 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 stakeholders.
- 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.
Exam Mode
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- The format of the exam is multiple choice
- Number of questions : 50
- The total score is 88 points, a score of at least 65% (58 points or more, including 58 points) is required to pass
- 120 minutes test time, (extension of 30 minutes for non-native speakers, i.e, 150 minutes)
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