The ISTQB® Advanced Level Test Management (CTAL-TM) certification provides the knowledge and competencies to take responsibility for managing all the testing activities across the software development lifecycle. It covers everything from how to design a suitable test approach for the project based on the organizational test strategy to building a test team or testing competencies to complete the necessary testing.
Exam prerequisites:
- Candidate must be certified ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) v4.0 or previous versions of the Foundation Level certificate and have a minimum of 3 years of practical experience.
Gained Benefits:
The Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Management certification validates the ability to:
* Manage testing in various software development projects by applying test management processes established for the project team or test organization.
* Identify test stakeholders and software development lifecycle models that are relevant in a given context.
* Organize risk identification and risk assessment sessions within any software development lifecycle and use the results to guide testing to meet the test objectives.
* Define a project test strategy consistent with the organizational test strategy and project context.
* Continuously monitor and control testing to achieve project goals.
* Assess and report test progress to project stakeholder.
* Identify necessary skills and develop those skills within your team.
* Prepare and present a business case for testing in different contexts that outlines the costs and expected benefits.
* Lead test process improvement activities in projects or software development product streams and contribute to organizational test process improvement initiatives.
* Plan the test activities including the required test infrastructure and estimate the effort required to test.
* Create defect reports and a defect workflow suitable for a software development lifecycle.
