ISTQB Advanced - Software Test Manager

The ISTQB Advanced Test Manager qualification training focuses on test estimation, planning, monitoring and control. Successful candidates can: Define the overall testing goals and strategy for the system being tested. Plan, schedule and track the tasks.
Describe and organise the necessary activities. Select, acquire and assign the adequate resources to the tasks. Select, organise and lead testing teams. Organise the communication between the members of the testing teams, and between the testing teams and all relevant stakeholders. Justify the decisions and provide adequate reporting information where applicable.

Certification
The ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager 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's page carefully for details about the examination!

Courseware
The training material is in English

1st Day
 Basic aspects of testing

Life cycle models
Specific systems and metrics & measurement

Testing processes

Test planning & control
Test implementation & execution
Evaluating exit criteria & reporting
Test closure activities

People skills:

Individual skills

Test documentation

Test policy
Test strategy
Test plan

16.30 End of day
2nd Day
09.00 Risk based testing

Introduction

FMEA:

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Business value of testing
Test estimation and test scheduling

16.30 End of day
3rd Day
09.00 Risk management
Incident management
People skills

Test team dynamics
Communication
Motivation
Fitting testing within the organization

Test management and control
16.30 End of day
4th Day
09.00 Test management issues

Exploratory testing
Special systems
Non-functional testing

Distributed, outsourced and insourced testing
Test improvement:

CMMi, TMM, TPI, CTP, STEP
Reviews

16.30 End of day
5th Day
09.00 Standards

Test tools & automation
Risk management in the life cycle

16.30 End of day