Develop your test analysis and design skills!

Wanting to take your testing skills to the next level? Build upon your ISTQB Foundation studies and gain advanced testing techniques to add more value to your projects.

The ISTQB® Advanced Test Analyst course will help you deliver better test analysis and design. You’ll learn how to apply test design techniques in real-world situations, gaining competency in the essential principles of test design specification and outcome-driven test activities.

Course Overview

• Test Analyst’s Tasks in the Test Process
• Risk-Based Testing
• Reviews
• Test Analysis and Design
• Test Implementation and Execution
• Black-box Techniques
• Experienced-based Techniques
• Applying Techniques
• Testing Software Quality Characteristics
• Test Tools & Automation

Target Audience

• Experienced Test Analysts wanting to advance their hands-on testing skills.
• Test Managers needing a better understanding of advanced test design skills.
• Testers seeking advanced-level accreditation for recognition among employers, clients and peers.

Course Pre-requisites

Candidates wishing to participate in the ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst course must possess the ISTQB Foundation Certificate and at least 2 years practical testing experience.

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the responsibilities for the test analyst in all aspects of the test process
• Perform the appropriate testing activities based on the software development life cycle being used
• Use checklists to effectively participate in reviews with stakeholders
• Participate in risk-based testing activities
• Recall the main activities of test analysis and design
• Recall the main components of test implementation and execution
• Recall appropriate activities when conducting test execution
• Apply black-box techniques
• Describe defect-based and experienced-based techniques
• Select and apply appropriate test techniques to ensure that tests provide an adequate level of confidence, based on defined coverage criteria
• Exemplify the appropriate techniques to test quality attributes for business domain testing. Determine the appropriate types of functional testing to be performed
• Work effectively in a usability testing team. Improve the efficiency of the test process with the use of tools

What is included with this course?

Revision Questions - End of each module revision questions.

Practice Exam - Full mock exam.

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