Who Should Attend?

Software Testers
Test Leads
Test Managers

Please note that delegates are required to have passed the ISTQB Foundation certificate. It is recommended that delegates have a minimum of 3 years' testing experience before attempting this qualification.

Exam Details

A three-hour multiple choice exam. Candidates must achieve a grade of 65% to successfully pass the exam.

Objectives

Gain an understanding of Test Management techniques and key skills, including planning, estimation, with focus on different ways to estimate timescales for testing
Understand Risk-Based testing and experience based techniques
Be able to develop and tailor a full documentation set for testing, including Test Policy, Strategy and Plans
Achieve a complete understanding of reviews and how they can improve software quality at all phases of the lifecycle
Be able to implement Test Process Improvement initiatives, in an order that provides maximum benefit to the organisation
Understand the importance of Defect Management and how to implement workflow based defect processes, plus reporting and using statistics to measure software quality across test phases
Obtain a good overview of the different tools available to support test management, with examples
Have an appreciation of people skills and personalities in order to get the most out of team members