Duration
4 days
Overview
The Advanced Level qualification is aimed at people who have achieved an advanced point in their careers in software testing. This includes people in roles such as testers, test analyst, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers.
It is also appropriate for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of software testing, such as project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analyst, IT directors and management consultants.
Course Format and Duration
The training course will be conducted in a classroom format (instructor-led) for four (4) consecutive days. This form of training enables effective implementation of course exercises and question-and-answer interaction between the trainer and the participants.
Course Syllabus Version
The course syllabus version is 2012.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
- Learner will be able to perform the appropriate testing activities based on the particular software development lifecycle being used.
- Learner will be able to determine the proper prioritization of the testing activities based on the information provided by the risk analysis.
- Able to provide the appropriate level of documentation relevant to be testing activities.
- Able to determine the appropriate types of functional testing to be performed.
- Able to select and apply appropriate testing techniques to ensure that tester provide an adequate level of confidence, based on defined coverage criteria.
- Effectively participate in formal and informal reviews with stakeholders, applying knowledge of typical mistakes made in the work products.
- Design and implement a defect classification scheme.
- Apply tools to support an efficient testing process.
Outline
The CTAL-Test Analyst course outline is as follows:
- Testing Processes
- Testing in the software development lifecycle
- Test Planning, Monitoring and Control
- Test Analysis and Design
- Test implementation and execution
- Evaluation exit criteria and reporting
- Test closure activities
- Test Management
- Test progress monitoring and control
- Distributed, outsourced and insourced testing
- Risk based testing
- Test techniques
- Specification-based techniques
- Defect-based techniques
- Experience-based techniques
- Testing Software Quality Characteristics
- Accuracy Testing
- Suitability testing
- Interoperability testing
- Usability testing
- Accessibility testing
- Reviews
- Using checklist in Reviews
- Defect Management
- Defect report fields
- Defect classification
- Root cause analysis
- Test Tool and Automation
- Test design tools
- Test data preparation tool
- Automated test execution tools
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.