Build your software testing career with ISTQB Test Automation Strategy Certification from ASTQB, ISTQB in the U.S.

ISTQB Test Automation Strategy certification give you a career boost and puts you in line for promotion because it:

  • Incorporates best practices from a global body of test automation architects, test leads, and practitioners
  • Provides insights on optimizing test automation to support systems under test and demonstrates the effects on shift left and shift right approaches
  • Identifies infrastructure components and dependencies affecting test automation
  • Ensures the test automation strategy targets relevant test cases for a high return on investment, regardless of the software development method—waterfall, agile, or DevOps
  • Is aimed at test engineers and managers overseeing the deployment of test automation for projects across the enterprise

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ISTQB Test Automation Strategy Certification can give you the ability to:

Understand
Understand factors from software and systems that influence the success of test automation.
Identify
Identify costs and risks of implementing a test automation solution.
Understand
Understand the roles and responsibilities of people who are contributing to test automation.
Plan
Plan for the integration of test automation across test levels.
Identify
Identify strategic considerations for test automation implementation in different software development lifecycle models.
Understand
Understand applicability and viability of test automation.
Plan
Plan test automation solutions that meet the organizational needs.
Understand
Understand test automation deployment strategies.
Understand
Understand test automation dependencies within the test environment.
Understand
Understand costs for setting up and maintaining test automation.
Learn
Learn
 which test automation metrics help drive decision-making.
Identify
Identify ways in which test automation brings value to the project and organization.
Identify
Identify test automation reporting requirements to address stakeholder needs.
Define
Define transitioning activities from manual testing to test automation.
Define
Define a test automation strategy that ensures projects share assets and methods to ensure consistent implementation across the organization.

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The Certified Tester Test Automation Strategy Specialist qualification is aimed at anyone involved in software testing and test automation. The syllabus presents multiple factors that come into play when planning for test automation within an organization. The Test Automation Strategy syllabus addresses test automation needs beyond those that are technical tool implementation and integration challenges. A strategic view of test automation provides a vision of implementation across projects within an organization in a systematic and consistent manner that ultimately can demonstrate value to the organization.

The Test Automation Strategy Specialist qualification is aimed at anyone involved in software testing and test automation. This includes people in roles such as:

  • testers, test analysts
  • test automation engineers
  • test consultants
  • test architects
  • test managers
  • and software developers

This Specialist qualification is also appropriate for anyone who wants a basic understanding of test automation, such as project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, IT directors and management consultants.

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ISTQB Test Automation Strategy Syllabus

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ISTQB Test Automation Strategy Exam Format

40 questions | 60 minutes (25% extended time available if English is not your first language)


ISTQB Test Automation Strategy Prerequisites

ISTQB Foundation Level Certification

ISTQB Test Automation Strategy Certification Sample Exam 1

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