ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst certificate

ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst Certificate

This three day course follows on from the ISTQB Advanced Level Core Module and leads to the ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst Certification.
The course focuses specifically on test analyst issues such as producing test documentation in relation to domain testing, choosing and
applying appropriate specification-based, defect-based and experienced-based test design techniques. Candidates will be given exercises,
practice exams and learning aids to help them attain the ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst
qualification.
This can be taken stand-alone if the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst qualification is
not required.
 ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst certificate

ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst Certificate

Course Objectives • Classification Tree Method

To provide an understanding of test analysis, design and • Pairwise Testing and
implementation that goes beyond the ISTQB Foundation level. • Use Cases
It provides a portfolio of methods for designing tests for a Defect and Experienced Based
variety software types within any type of software application. This session describes the principles and reasons for defect-
Emphasis will be made on domain testing. Spreadsheets, based techniques and differentiates their use from specification-
templates and utilities will be provided to help students to based and structure-based techniques. This section also explains
devise tests that are both effective and efficient, giving best value using examples the importance of defect taxonomies and their
for the testing being done in the time that is given. uses.
The following defect and experienced-based techniques will be
Who Will Benefit described and used to generate tests:
This 3-day course is appropriate for testers, developers, • Error Guessing
business analysts, quality assurance, domain testers, users and • Checklist-based
anyone wishing to gain the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst • Exploratory Testing
Qualification. • Attacks
Candidates will analyse various systems in order to determine
Prerequisites which specification-based and defect-based techniques best fit
Delegates wishing to take the ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst the application being tested.
Certificate must hold the ISTQB/ISEB Foundation Certificate Test of Software Characteristics
and have completed the Grove ISTQB Advanced Level Core Testing the system’s functionality is an important aspect for
Module. If you wish to sit the course without taking the exam, every tester, focussing on what the system does. Another vital
there are no prerequisites. area for every tester is to test the software’s characteristics –
how well it behaves.
Skills Gained Analysis of suitable techniques is provided to test the following
• Ability to evaluate requirements to determine domain quality characteristics for the test analyst:
validity • Accuracy
• Identify and choose appropriate test design techniques • Suitability
for different applications • Interoperability
• Understand the differences between test conditions, test • Functional Security
cases, test procedures and test scripts and identify when • Usability and
to produce them or not. • Accessibility
• Produce good quality test design specifications using the Other characteristics are explained and the reasons why they
most effective test design techniques need technical testers to design and execute them:
• Apply suitable techniques to test quality characteristics • Technical Security
such as performance, reliability, accessibility and • Reliability
usability. • Efficiency
• Performance, load, stress and scalability testing
Course Content • Maintainability
Test Techniques • Portability
Specification Based
This section will explain and demonstrate how to use and apply The Exam
the following test design techniques: This course will provide the delegate with the necessary
• Equivalence Partitioning knowledge and skills to sit the ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst
• Boundary Value Analysis Certificate multiple choice exam. Delegates will be given the
• Decision Tables opportunity to sit the examination at the end of the course.
• State Transition Testing

Booking & Information Course Structure

The ISTQB Advanced Level
+44 (0)8702 406172 qualification is divided into ISTQB Advanced Core
Module
three streams: Test Manager,
(2 Days)
Test Analyst and Technical Test
courses@grove.co.uk Analyst. Grove Consultants
have taken out the concepts
www.grove.co.uk that relate to all three streams
into a 2-day “Core” module.
ISTQB Advanced ISTQB Advanced ISTQB Advanced
Test Manager Test Analyst Technical Test
The Core module must be Module Module Analyst Module
completed by anyone wanting (3 Days) (3 Days) (3 Days)
to attain the ISTQB Advanced
GRO2794/E/I

Level Test Analyst Certificate.