Certified ISTQB® Test Manager Advanced Level Exam (CTAL-TM)

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Why ISTQB® Certified Tester Advance Level Test Manager Certification (CTAL – TM)

Lecture 2: The Learning Methodology [CC]

Lecture 3: Before Booking the Exam

Chapter 2: Test Process

Lecture 1: Introduction [CC]

Lecture 2: Test Planning [CC]

Lecture 3: Test Control [CC]

Lecture 4: Test Planning & Control Q&A

Lecture 5: Test Analysis [CC]

Lecture 6: Test Analysis Q&A

Lecture 7: Test Design [CC]

Lecture 8: Test Design Q&A

Lecture 9: Test Implementation [CC]

Lecture 10: Test Implementation Q&A

Lecture 11: Test Execution [CC]

Lecture 12: Test Execution Q&A

Lecture 13: Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting [CC]

Lecture 14: Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting Q&A

Lecture 15: Test Closure [CC]

Lecture 16: Test Closure Q&A

Chapter 3: Test Management : Life Cycle Models

Lecture 1: Test Management: Introduction [CC]

Lecture 2: The V-Model [CC]

Lecture 3: Iterative Incremental Models [CC]

Lecture 4: Spiral [CC]

Lecture 5: Rapid Application Development (RAD) [CC]

Lecture 6: Extreme Programming (XP) (Bonus) [CC]

Lecture 7: Scrum (Bonus) [CC]

Lecture 8: Agile [CC]

Chapter 4: Test Management: Test Management in Context

Lecture 1: Test Management in Context: Introduction [CC]

Lecture 2: Understanding Testing Stakeholders [CC]

Lecture 3: Additional Software Development Lifecycle Activities and Work Products [CC]

Lecture 4: Additional test levels [CC]

Lecture 5: Managing Non-Functional Testing [CC]

Lecture 6: Managing Experience-Based Testing [CC]

Lecture 7: More on Exploratory Testing [CC]

Lecture 8: Test Management in Context Q&A

Chapter 5: Test Management: Risk-Based Testing and Other Approaches

Lecture 1: Why Risk-Based Testing? [CC]

Lecture 2: What is Risk? [CC]

Lecture 3: Why Risk Management? [CC]

Lecture 4: Risk Management Process [CC]

Lecture 5: Risk Identification [CC]

Lecture 6: Risk Assessment [CC]

Lecture 7: Risk Mitigation [CC]

Lecture 8: Risk Management in the Lifecycle [CC]

Lecture 9: Lightweight Risk-based Approaches [CC]

Lecture 10: Heavyweight Risk-based Approaches [CC]

Lecture 11: Stakeholder Involvement in Risk-based Testing [CC]

Lecture 12: Measuring the Benefits of Risk-based Testing [CC]

Lecture 13: Other Techniques for Test Selection [CC]

Lecture 14: Test Prioritization and Effort Allocation in the Test Process [CC]

Lecture 15: Risk-based Testing Q&A

Chapter 6: Test Management: Test Documentation and Other Work Products [CC]

Lecture 1: Test Policy [CC]

Lecture 2: Test Strategy [CC]

Lecture 3: Master Test Plan & Level Test PLan

Lecture 4: Project Risk Management [CC]

Lecture 5: Other Test Work Products [CC]

Lecture 6: Test Documentation & Other Work products Q&A

Chapter 7: Test Management: More Management Topics

Lecture 1: Test Estimation [CC]

Lecture 2: Using Metrics [CC]

Lecture 3: Metrics Categorizations [CC]

Lecture 4: Agile Burn Down and Burn Up Charts (Bonus) [CC]

Lecture 5: Using Metrics in Test Control [CC]

Lecture 6: Business Value of Testing [CC]

Lecture 7: Distributed, Outsourced, and Insourced Testing [CC]

Lecture 8: Managing the Application of Industry Standards [CC]

Lecture 9: More Management Q&A

Chapter 8: Reviews

Lecture 1: Introduction [CC]

Lecture 2: Success Factors of Reviews (Bonus) [CC]

Lecture 3: Management Reviews and Audits [CC]

Lecture 4: Managing Reviews [CC]

Lecture 5: Metrics for Reviews [CC]

Lecture 6: Managing Formal Reviews [CC]

Lecture 7: Reviews Q&A

Chapter 9: Defect Management

Lecture 1: The Defect Lifecycle and the Software Development Lifecycle [CC]

Lecture 2: Defect Workflow and States [CC]

Lecture 3: Managing Invalid and Duplicate Defect Reports

Lecture 4: Cross-Functional Defect Management [CC]

Lecture 5: Defect Report Information [CC]

Lecture 6: Defect Report Information Characteristics [CC]

Lecture 7: Assessing Process Capability with Defect Report Information [CC]

Lecture 8: Defect Management Q&A

Chapter 10: Improving the Testing Process

Lecture 1: Why Improving the Testing Process? [CC]

Lecture 2: Process Improvement Introduction [CC]

Lecture 3: Types of Process Improvement [CC]