Prerequisites for participating in the course

The training course dovetails with the contents of the “ISTQB^® Certified Tester Foundation Level“syllabus. We therefore recommend to participate in the “ISTQB^® Certified Tester Foundation Level“ training course prior to attending, or to repeat the contents of the current version of the syllabus.

What can you expect from this course?

You will get a concise introduction to the subject “Test for Agile Software Development” and you are ideally prepared for the certification test leading to the “ISTQB^® Certified Tester Foundation Level Agile Tester”.

Goals of participating in Agile Tester - ISTQB^® Certified Tester Foundation Level

Agile project management for software development projects continues to be a strongly growing area. From the perspective of the test, an agile approach promotes many positive activities, as for example obligatory acceptance criteria or test driven development (TDD). With this basic seminar, you are prepared for the test tasks in agile software development projects.

This course is intended for testers, test managers and test analysts who know the basics of ISTQB^® Certified Tester Foundation Level and who are now working on agile projects. You will learn how your role is changing by using the agile approach in your project and which tasks will cease or accrue. Furthermore, the course is suitable for employees in agile projects (e.g. product managers or developers) who are interested in an overview from the test point of view for a more effective and efficient testing in their projects.

The following contents will be covered

• What changes in agile projects for the testing role according to ISTQB^®
• Typical processes, tasks and artifacts of popular agile approaches
• Overview of test methods used in agile projects
• Test quadrants and test pyramid
• Key skills of the tester in the team
• Use and improve user stories from the perspective of the test
• Standard tools in agile projects
• Embedding quality criteria