Move up to management with ISTQB Test Management Advanced Level Certification from ASTQB.
ISTQB Test Management Advanced Level (formerly named ISTQB Test Manager Advanced Level) can take your career to a higher level because:
- It proves you have the desire – and knowledge – to move higher in your QA career and your organization in test management.
- It shows you have a strong commitment to the testing profession, self-improvement, and leadership.
- It demonstrates that you have advanced software testing management skills and are ready to lead other software testers as well as AI.
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ISTQB Test Management Certification can give you the ability to:
Manage Manage testing in various software development projects by applying test management processes established for the project team or test organization. | Identify Identify test stakeholders and software development lifecycle models that are relevant in a given context. | Organize Organize risk identification and risk assessment sessions within any software development lifecycle and use the results to guide testing to meet the test objectives. |
Define Define a project test strategy consistent with the organizational test strategy and project context. | Monitor Monitor and control testing continuously to achieve project goals. | Report Report test progress to project stakeholders with clarity and accuracy. |
Develop Develop team skills by identifying needs and supporting growth. | Present Present a business case for testing, highlighting costs and expected benefits in different contexts. | Lead Lead test process improvement activities and contribute to organization-wide quality initiatives. |
Plan Plan test activities and estimate effort including required infrastructure. | Create Create defect reports and a workflow suitable for the software development lifecycle. | Select Select test tools and plan ROI across selection, metrics, maintenance, and retirement. |
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This Advanced Level qualification is aimed at anyone involved in the management of software testing. This includes people in roles such as:
- testers
- test consultants
- test managers
- user acceptance testers
- scrum masters
- project managers
- or product owners.
This Advanced Level Test Management qualification is also appropriate for anyone who wants an advanced understanding of software testing such as:
- project managers
- quality managers
- software development managers
- business analysts
- IT directors
- and management consultants
Holders of the Advanced Level Test Management Certificate will be able to go on to the ISTQB® Expert Level software testing qualifications. The ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Manager or Test Management certificate is valid for life and does not require renewal. The certificate is recognized internationally and demonstrates the candidates’ professional competence and credibility in test management.
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Important: ISTQB certifications earned through AT*SQA are valid in every country globally and add you to the ISTQB successful candidate register. Taking your exam through AT*SQA also has the benefit of adding you to the list that American companies check, the Official U.S. List of Certified & Credentialed Software Testers™. You must register through AT*SQA for your ISTQB exam to appear on both lists.
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ISTQB Advanced Test Management Exam Format
50 Questions | 120 Minutes (25% extended time available if English is not your first language)
ISTQB Advanced Test Management Prerequisites
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification, with sufficient practical experience of three years
ISTQB Advanced Test Management Certification Sample Exam 1
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