Are you a leader in software testing in your company? Then it’s time to step up to ISTQB Advanced or ISTQB Expert Level Certification.
ISTQB Expert Level Software Testing Certification proves that you not only have the vision for great software testing, you have the credentials to back it up. You should move up to ISTQB Expert Level if you:
- Want to be considered one of the very best in software testing.
- Have a passion for software testing.
- Want to push software testing to be its very best.
Please note that ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager is a prerequisite for ISTQB Expert Level Test Management and requires at least 5 years of practical testing experience as well as at least 2 years of industry experience in the specific Expert Level topic.
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ISTQB Expert Test Management Certification can give you the ability to:
Define and Align Define and align test strategy with business goals by establishing and maintaining test missions and strategies that directly support organizational quality objectives and stakeholder expectations. | Drive Drive measurable quality improvements by setting and evaluating test effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction metrics to improve test processes and ensure alignment with business needs. | Lead and Develop Lead and develop high-performing test teams by recruiting, mentoring, and growing a test team using structured performance reviews, skills development plans, and motivational strategies to build a capable and loyal testing workforce. |
Foster Foster strong stakeholder and external vendor relationships by managing communication and contractual agreements with internal stakeholders and third-party vendors to ensure clear expectations and consistent delivery quality. | Evaluate and Optimize Evaluate and optimize organizational test policies by assessing and refining testing policies and strategies across departments and projects, ensuring consistency and adaptability in diverse development environments (e.g., Agile, V-model, maintenance projects). | Promote Promote testing value across the organization by advocating for the test team and communicating its value to senior management and project stakeholders, reinforcing the business case for quality. |
Ensure Ensure ethical and transparent test management by upholding ethical standards in test reporting, decision-making, and stakeholder interactions to build credibility and trust in the testing function. | Utilize Utilize advanced test strategies by selecting, blending, and implementing appropriate test strategies (e.g., analytical, consultative, model-based, regression-averse) to match project context and risk profiles. | Contribute Contribute to strategic release and risk decisions by supporting go/no-go decisions with reliable information on product quality, readiness, and residual risk from a test perspective. |
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Clear Business Outcomes
Each Expert Level module has clear business outcomes. These provide information to businesses concerning the expectations of an expert in a particular subject. The business outcomes map to the individual Learning Objectives in a particular module.
Achieving Expert Level
Criteria are set to ensure good and consistent quality of the Expert Level.
To obtain Expert Level certification, candidates must have:
- the Foundation Certificate
- an Advanced Certificate depending on the Expert Module desired
- passed the Expert Level Exam
If a non-public exam is to be taken, completion of Expert Level course is mandatory.
What skills does an Expert Level individual have?
An expert is a person with the special skills and knowledge representing mastery of a particular testing subject. Being a testing expert means possessing and displaying special skills and knowledge derived from training and experience and being able to apply that knowledge in real-life situations.
A testing expert is one that combines a broad understanding of testing in general with an in-depth understanding in a special test area. An in-depth understanding means sufficient knowledge of testing theory and practice to be able to influence the direction that an organization and/or project takes when creating, implementing and executing testing activities related to the special area.
Exam Structure
A certification scheme at Expert Level must meet the expectations and perceptions of its stakeholders and has to be seen to be truly “expert”. A score above 65% is required to pass.
An expert must not only be able to show knowledge, but also in-depth practical skills; as a consequence an exam only using multiple choice questions is not preferred. The exam therefore consists of two parts:
- Part 1: Multiple-Choice
- Part 2: Essay
Certificate Extension
An Expert Level certificate is valid for 5 years.
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Purchase your ISTQB Expert Level Test Management exam now through AT*SQA. Only AT*SQA gives you all of these extras in every country in the world:
- Boost your recognition and expand your opportunities: You’ll be listed in both the Official U.S. List of Certified & Credentialed Software Testers™ and the ISTQB Successful Candidate Register, giving you greater visibility with employers in the U.S. and internationally.
- Stand out with a free credential: With every ISTQB exam purchase, you can choose a free AT*SQA micro-credential exam to showcase your QA expertise.
- Get support in your job search anywhere in the world: Appear in the AT*Work™ directory, where employers look for testers who are between jobs, seeking freelance projects, or entering the industry.
- Help your company grow: If your company offers testing or consulting services, listing it on AT*Consult™ can help attract new clients.
- Prove you’re among the best: Earn points toward your Testing Tiers® ranking to elevate your status on the Official U.S. List, and rise in visibility on AT*Work™ and AT*Consult™.
Important: American companies check with us, ASTQB (ISTQB in the U.S.) and our official ISTQB exam provider AT*SQA, to see if you are on the Official U.S. List of Certified Software Testers™ so you must register here through ASTQB or register directly through AT*SQA for your ISTQB exam to appear on that list. We will also add you to the ISTQB Successful Candidate Register.
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ISTQB Expert Test Management Resources
ISTQB Expert Level Test Management Syllabus
Download the ISTQB Expert Level Test Management SyllabusISTQB Expert Level Test Management Exam Format
Strategic — 14 multiple choice | 2 of 3 essays | 135 minutes
Operational — 14 multiple choice | 2 of 3 essays | 135 minutes
Managing the Test Team — 16 multiple choice | 2 of 3 essays | 135 minutes (25% extended time available if English is not your first language)
ISTQB Expert Level Test Management Prerequisites
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification, ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager Certification, 5 years of practical testing experience, as well as at least 2 years of industry experience in the specific expert-level topic
