IT ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Analyst

Testing Process

Explains the role and contribution of the Test Analyst throughout the test analysis, design, implementation and execution activities in the test process. Focusing particularly on test analysis and test design the course explains appropriate uses for high-level and low-level test cases. The impact of different lifecycle models on these tasks is also considered.

Risk-Based Testing

Discusses and practices how Test Analysts participate in risk identification, perform risk assessment, and propose appropriate risk mitigation.

Test Techniques

Specification and experience-based techniques are covered. The specification-based techniques introduced at the Foundation level are developed further. These include equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision tables, state transition testing and use case testing. Additional specification-based techniques introduced include classification tree testing and pairwise testing. Exploratory testing and defect-based techniques are also covered.

Testing Software Quality Characteristics

The specific software quality characteristics that apply to the Test Analyst are the functional areas of functional completeness, correctness and appropriateness as well as the non-functional areas of usability, interoperability and portability. Describes how to determine test conditions for these quality characteristics.

Reviews

Here the focus is on using checklists to identify defects in user stories and in requirements specifications from a tester’s perspective. Sample checklists are supplied and participants learn how checklists can be tailored.

Test Tools

Covers usage and types of test tools applied by Test Analysts for test design, test data preparation and test execution. This includes determining the appropriate activities for a Test Analyst in a keyword-driven automation project.