ISTQB - Firebrand's Training for ISTQB's Expert Level Test Management Certification

Curriculum

Introduction

• The Certified Tester Expert Level in Software Testing certificate explained

Test Missions, Policies, Strategies and Goals

• Introduction
• Mission, policy, and metrics of success
• Test strategies alignment of test policy and test strategy with the organisation

Managing the Test Team

• Introduction
• Building the test team
• Developing the test team
• Leading the test team

Managing External Relationships

• Introduction
• Types of external relationships
• Contractual issues
• Communication strategies
• Integrating from external sources
• Merging test strategies
• Verifying quality

Managing Across the Organisation

• Introduction
• Advocating the test team
• Placement of the test team
• Stakeholder communication
• Creating and building relationships
• Advocating quality activities across the organisation
• Integrating tools across the organisation

Handling ethical issues

• Introduction
• Advocating the test team
• Placement of the test team
• Stakeholder communication
• Creating and building relationships
• Advocating quality activities across the organisation

Project Management Essentials

• Introduction
• Project management tasks
• Project risk management
• Quality management

Test Project Evaluation and Reporting

• Introduction
• Tracking information
• Evaluating and using information - internal reporting
• Sharing information - external reporting Managing Across the Organisation
• Advocating the test team

Testing Considerations for Domain and Project Factors

• Introduction
• Test management considerations for lifecycle models
• Managing partial lifecycle projects
• Release considerations

Evaluating Effectiveness and Efficiency

• Introduction
• Effectiveness, Efficiency and Satisfaction Metrics for the Test Process
• Effectiveness, Efficiency and Satisfaction Metrics for the Test Policy Objectives
• Project Retrospectives

Sample paper and review answers