ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager

After our ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager training course, you should be able to demonstrate the following business-based outcomes:

• Manage a testing project by implementing the mission, goals and testing processes established for the testing organisation
• Organise and lead risk identification and risk analysis sessions and use the results of such sessions for test estimation, planning, monitoring and control
• Create and implement test plans consistent with organisational policies and test strategies
• Continuously monitor and control the test activities to achieve project objectives
• Assess and report relevant and timely test status to project stakeholders
• Identify skills and resource gaps in their test team and participate in sourcing adequate resources
• Identify and plan necessary skills development within their test team
• Propose a business case for test activities which outlines the costs and benefits expected
• Ensure proper communication within the test team and with other project stakeholders
• Participate in and lead test process improvement initiatives

Our ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager training course takes your career to the next level. The ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager certification adds to your skills and demonstrates your commitment to the testing profession and lead others as a manager in the organisation. You are recognised as an expert in software testing, quality, and project management.

Our ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager training course is principally aimed at Test Practitioners who have achieved an advanced point in their careers in Software Testing and are expecting to be actively involved in the analysis, specification, design and execution aspects of Software Testing, and who want to increase their knowledge and skills.

Our ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager training course is also aimed at:

• Testers
• Test Analysts
• Test Engineers
• Test Consultants
• Test Managers
• User Acceptance Testers
• Software Developers

It is also appropriate for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of Software Testing:

• Project Managers
• Quality Managers
• Software Development Managers
• Business Analysts
• Management Consultants

Our ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager training course includes the following:

• Full Course Materials
• ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager Exam

The entry-level requirement for our ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager training course is that you must hold the ISTQB® Foundation certificate.

There is no recommended reading associated with our ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager training course.

ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager Examination:

• 65 multiple-choice pick ‘n’ mix questions which consist of the questions followed by a list of options
• It will be a 'closed book' examination i.e. no notes or books will be allowed into the examination room
• The examination duration is 180 minutes (or 225 minutes for candidates taking examinations that are not in their native language)
• Questions can be awarded 1,2, or 3 marks depending on difficulty
• You must score at least 65% to pass (75/115)

Whenever you are ready for the next step in certification, here are the most common follow on courses after the ISTQB® Advanced Test Manager training course.

• ISTQB® Foundation
• ISTQB® Advanced Technical Test Analyst
• Combined ISTQB® Foundation & Agile Foundation Extension
• ISTQB® Foundation Agile Extension
• ISTQB® Advanced Test Automation Engineer
• ISTQB® Advanced Agile Technical Tester
• ISTQB® Acceptance Tester
• ISTQB® Advanced Security Tester
• ISTQB® Mobile App Tester
• ISTQB® Model Based Tester
• BCS Certificate In Software Testing

Founded in 2002, ISTQB® (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) is a not-for-profit association comprising 47 national boards (including the UKTB) covering 71 countries worldwide.

ISTQB® has defined the Advanced certification as part of their ‘Certified Tester’ scheme that, with over 240,000 certifications, has become the de-facto worldwide standard for software testing qualifications.