ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst

An accredited training course that covers updated ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst 2022 v3.1.2 syllabus.

This training course extends the skills needed to perform structured and thorough software testing across the software development life cycle.
This course covers the key areas of successful test test analysis and design, risk management, model-based test design techniques, experience-based techniques, non-functional quality characteristics for business domain, reviews, and test tools and automation.

Lecturer

Course outline

1. Test Analyst’s Tasks in the Test Process

   Testing in the Software Development Lifecycle
   Test Analysis
   Test Design (Low-level and High-level Test Case Design)
   Test Implementation
   Test Execution

2. Test Analyst’s Tasks in Risk-based Testing

   Risk Management Activities
   Risk Identification
   Risk Assessment
   Risk Mitigation

3. Black-box Test Techniques

   Equivalence Partitioning
   Boundary Valuer Analysis
   Decision Table Testing
   State Transition Testing
   Classification Tree Testing
   Pairwise Testing
   Use Case Testing
   Combining Techniques

4. Experience-based Test Techniques

   Error Guessing
   Checklist-based Testing

5. Testing Software Quality Characteristics

   Functional Suitability Testing
   Interoperability Testing
   Usability Testing
   Portability Testing

6. Reviews

   Introduction
   Using Checklists in Reviews
   Requirement Reviews
   User Story Reviews
   Tailoring Chechlists

7. Test tools and automation

   Keywords-driver testing
   Test Design Tools
   Test Data Preparation Tools
   Automated Test Execution Tools

Key takeaways

• Perform the appropriate testing activities based on the software development life cycle being used.
• Determine the proper prioritization of the testing activities based on the information provided by the risk analysis.
• Select and apply appropriate test techniques to ensure that tests provide an adequate level of confidence, based on defined coverage criteria.
• Provide the appropriate level of documentation relevant to their testing activities.
• Determine the appropriate types of functional testing to be performed.
• Work effectively in a usability testing team.
• Effectively participate in requirements / user story reviews with stakeholders, applying knowledge of typical mistakes made in work products.
• Improve the efficiency of the test process with the use of tools.

Topics covered