ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer

This course prepares you to take ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer Certificate exam.
The ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer Certificate Course is a three-day course developing the skills of a test automation engineer (TAE) in designing, developing, and maintaining test automation solutions.

About Course
This course addresses the official ISTQB Advanced Level Syllabus - Test Automation Engineer. The course includes exercises and practice exams to highlight key aspects of the syllabus and to help participants understand and practice the concepts and methods presented. 

An Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer can:

Contribute to the development of a plan to integrate automated testing within the testing process.
Evaluate tools and technology for automation best fit to each project and organization.
Create an approach and methodology for building a test automation architecture (TAA).
Design and develop (new or modified) test automation solutions that meet the business needs.
Enable the transition of testing from a manual to an automated approach.
Create automated test reporting and metrics collection.
Manage and optimize testing assets to facilitate maintainability and address evolving (test) systems.

This ISTQB accredited training is presented by Grove Software Testing Ltd.

Certification
ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer ends with a voluntary examination that will be conducted at a later date via SSTB. The certification is not included in the course and must be booked separately at SSTB. 
Please read the information on SSTB page careful for details about the examination!

Courseware
The training material is in English

 

Introduction and Objectives for Test Automation

Purpose of Test Automation

Success Factors in Test Automation

Preparing for Test Automation

SUT Factors Influencing Test Automation

Tool Evaluation and Selection

Design for Testability and Automation

The Generic Test Automation Architecture

Introduction to gTAA

TAA Design

TAS Development

Deployment Risks and Contingencies

Selection of Test Automation Approach and Planning of Deployment/Rollout

Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies

Test Automation Maintenance

Test Automation Reporting and Metrics

Selection of TAS Metrics

Implementation of Measurement

Logging of the TAS and the SUT

Test Automation Reporting

Transitioning Manual Testing to an Automated Environment

Criteria for Automation

Identify Steps Needed to Implement Automation within Regression Testing

Factors to Consider when Implementing Automation within New Feature Testing

Factors to Consider when Implementing Automation of Confirmation Testing

Verifying the TAS

Verifying Automated Test Environment Components

Verifying the Automated Test Suite

Continuous Improvement

Options for Improving Test Automation

Planning the Implementation of Test Automation Improvement