ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst

The ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst course builds on the knowledge gained in the ISTQB Foundation certificate to an advanced level, with a focus on test analysis and design.

Gain a detailed knowledge and hands on practical exposure to test design techniques, as well as an introduction to non-functional testing and automation.

Our trainers are experienced testing practitioners, and use their many years of software testing experience to enhance the learning for delegates. The course also provides a valuable opportunity for sharing ideas and approaches to real-life situations and projects with fellow delegates.

Looking to train four or more delegates? View details of our Training for Teams. We run the course at your office, eliminating travel expenses, accommodation costs, and time out. For less experienced groups, we can run the course over four days, allowing extra time for practical exercises and discussion.

Please note: The ISTQB Foundation Certificate is a pre-requisite for delegates attending this course.

Who Should Attend?

  • Software Testers / Analysts
  • Senior Testers looking for Formal Training / certification on test case design
  • Test Leads / Managers

Delegates should have a minimum of 3 years of testing experience before attempting this qualification.

Exam Details

A three-hour multiple choice exam, taken at a Pearson Vue centre. Candidates must achieve a grade of 65% to successfully pass the exam.

Objectives

  • Become able to provide meaningful advice on planning decisions
  • Obtain skills in requirements analysis to inform the test design process
  • Gain an in-depth understanding of a wide range of formal test design techniques
  • Understand the use of test automation tools in the test analysis function
  • Be able to participate in peer reviews

Choose a location

Please note: this course runs on demand so the price is TBC. It can be arranged to run on-site at your offices as Training for Teams or as a public course if there is sufficient interest.

Please contact us for more details.

Course Content and Agenda

The course is presented in 14 modules, based on the ISTQB syllabus:

  • The fundamental test process
  • Test planning, monitoring, and control
  • Test analysis
  • Test design
  • Test implementation
  • Test execution
  • Evaluating exit criteria and reporting
  • Test closure activities
  • Test progress monitoring and control
  • Distributed, outsourced and insourced testing
  • The Test Analyst’s tasks in risk-based testing
  • Designing tests & test cases
  • Test modelling techniques
  • Covering test models
  • Partition testing
  • Boundary testing
  • Domain testing
  • Decision tables
  • Cause-effect graphing
  • Classification tree method
  • Combinatorial (Arithmetic) testing techniques
  • State transition testing
  • Use case testing
  • User story testing
  • Combining test techniques
  • Error guessing
  • Checklist-based testing
  • Exploratory testing
  • “Defect-Based” testing
  • Anomaly taxonomies (or “defect taxonomies”)
  • Applying the best technique
  • Functional quality testing
    • Accuracy, suitability, interoperability, and compliance with standards and regulations
  • Usability and accessibility testing
    • Understandability, learnability, operability, attractiveness, and compliance with standards and regulations
  • Introductory review of formal review processes
  • Using checklists in reviews
  • Phase containment of defects
  • Incident report fields
  • Incident (& defect) classification
  • Root cause analysis
  • Test tools and automation
  • Automated test execution
  • Keyword-driven scripting
  • How Test Analysts can contribute to preventing failure
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