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Test Process Management

  • Planning, monitoring, control, and closure phases.
  • Managing stakeholder interests and navigating hybrid testing contexts.
  • Role-specific activities across various test types and levels.
  • Adaptive planning methodologies.

Risk-Based Testing

  • Techniques for risk identification and mitigation.
  • Defining success metrics and evaluation criteria.
  • Evaluating 'heavy' versus 'light' risk-based approaches.

Test Strategy and Improvement

  • Defining project test strategies and selecting appropriate approaches.
  • Establishing SMART objectives and exit criteria.
  • Driving process improvement using the IDEAL model.
  • Utilizing analysis techniques and retrospectives for feedback.

Test Tools and Automation

  • Overview of lifecycle tools and their practical applications.
  • Criteria for selecting tools and evaluating benefits and risks.
  • Automated metrics and reporting capabilities.

Managing the Product

  • Test metrics: examples, progress tracking, and reporting for informed decision-making.
  • Test estimation: key factors, techniques, and context-based selection.
  • Defect management: workflows, stakeholder roles, and challenges in hybrid environments.
  • Implementing data-driven continuous improvement.

Managing the Test Team

  • Assessing required competencies and skills.
  • Fostering team development, motivation, and work hygiene.

Stakeholder Engagement and Value of Testing

  • Understanding the cost of quality.
  • Conducting cost-benefit analysis in testing.
  • Effectively presenting and communicating the value of testing.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Fundamental understanding of software testing principles.
  • Practical experience in test management activities.
  • Hold the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) certification.

Target Audience

  • Test managers.
  • QA leads.
  • Experienced testers pursuing ISTQB Advanced Level certification.
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