Intended Audience

The Foundation Level Extension – Agile Tester qualification is aimed at four main groups of professionals:

• Professionals who have achieved in-depth testing experience in traditional methods and would like to get an Agile Tester Certificate.
• Junior professional testers who are just starting in the testing profession, have received the Foundation Level certificate, and would like to know more about the tester’s role in an Agile environment.
• Professionals who are relatively new to testing and are required to implement test approaches, methods and techniques in their day to day job in Agile projects.
• Professionals who are experienced in their role (including unit testing) and need more understanding and knowledge about how to perform and manage testing on all levels in Agile projects.

These professionals include people who are in roles such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers, and software developers.

This Foundation Level Extension – Agile Tester certification may also be appropriate for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of software testing in the Agile world, such as project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, IT directors, and management consultants.

Exam Content

• Chapter 1: Agile Software Development.
• Chapter 2: Fundamental Agile Testing Principles, Practices, and Processes.
• Chapter 3: Agile Testing Methods, Techniques, and Tools.

Exam Mode

• ST1: Each Foundation Level Extension topic (e.g. Foundation Agile Testing) constitutes a separate syllabus and each will have an exam structure tailored for that specific syllabus.
• ST2: Answers to questions may rely on concepts introduced in the ISTQB Foundation Level Syllabus.
• ST3: The exams shall comprise 40 multiple-choice questions.
• ST4: Each correct answer has a value of one point.
• ST5: The maximum possible score for each examination is 40 points.
• ST6: 60 minutes test time (extension of 15 minutes for non-native speakers, i.e, 75 minutes).
• ST7: Candidates must score 65% or above (26 or more points) to pass the exam.
• ST8: The exam multiple-choice question distribution for individual Foundation Extension exams will be based on the K-levels of LOs and chapter timing for each specific syllabus.

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