To provide an understanding of test analysis, design and implementation that goes beyond the ISTQB Foundation level.
It provides a portfolio of methods for designing tests for a variety software types within any type of software application.
Emphasis will be made on domain testing. Spreadsheets, templates and utilities will be provided to help students to devise tests that are both effective and efficient, giving best value for the testing being done in the time that is given.
This course follows on from the ISTQB Foundation Certificate course and is a prerequisite to any of the Advanced Level certificates (Test Manager, Test Analyst and Technical Test Analyst).
This course takes all the core components relevant to all Advanced Level streams. Candidates will be given exercises, practice exams and learning aids for the advanced level qualification that they have booked in for.
Recommended For
This course is appropriate for testers, developers, business analysts, quality assurance, domain testers, users and anyone wishing to gain the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst Qualification.
Delegates wishing to take the ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst Certificate must hold the ISTQB/ISEB Foundation Certificate. There is a suggested minimum requirement of 3 years testing experience. If you wish to sit the course without taking the exam, there are no prerequisites.
Learning Outcomes
Test Techniques including the following:
Specification Based
This section will explain and demonstrate how to use and apply the following test design techniques:
Equivalence Partitioning
Boundary Value Analysis
Decision Tables
State Transition Testing
Classification Tree Method
Pairwise Testing
Use Cases
Defect and Experienced Based
This session describes the principles and reasons for defect-based techniques and differentiates their use from specification-based and structure-based techniques. This section also explains using examples the importance of defect taxonomies and their uses.
The following defect and experienced-based techniques will be described and used to generate tests:
Candidates will analyse various systems in order to determine which specification-based and defect-based techniques best fit the application being tested.
Test of Software Characteristics
Testing the system’s functionality is an important aspect for every tester, focussing on what the system does. Another vital area for every tester is to test the software’s characteristics – how well it behaves.
Analysis of suitable techniques is provided to test the following quality characteristics for the test analyst:
The course provides candidates with the necessary knowledge and skills to sit the ISTQB Test Analyst Certificate multiple choice exam.
The exam is not included in the cost of the course – based on feedback from the ANZTB it is suggested to spend 2 – 4 weeks revising the materials before sitting the exam, rather than sitting the exam immediately after the course concludes.
Exam dates are available at www.anztb.org/calendar.
