Master Agile technical testing skills with The ISTQB® Advanced Level Agile Technical Tester (CTAL-ATT) certification. This programme provides a thorough introduction of the technical testing skills which are fundamental in organisations using an Agile development approach. These skills include testing and agile techniques, test automation approaches, and continuous deployment and delivery.
Programme Objectives
Apply Agile techniques to ensure tests that provide adequate coverage.
Define testable requirements within an Agile team.
Create and implement various Agile test approaches using appropriate techniques.
Support and contribute to test automation activities in an Agile project.
Support continuous integration in an Agile team.
Support Agile teams in continuous delivery and deployment.
Learn the service virtualisation concepts.
Work with, and share information with, other team members using effective communication styles and channels.
Key Takeaways
At the end of this programme, you will be able to:
Describe the requirements engineering techniques and how they can help testers
Create and evaluate testable acceptance criteria for a given user story using requirements engineering and test techniques
Describe the elicitation techniques
Apply test-driven development (TDD) in the context of a given example in an Agile project
Understand the characteristics of a unit test
Understand the meaning of the mnemonic word FIRST Apply behavior-driven development (BDD) in the context of a given user story in an Agile project
Understand how to manage guidelines for a formulation of a scenario
Analyse a product backlog in an Agile project to determine a way to introduce acceptance test-driven development
Analyse the creation of a test approach using test automation, experience-based tests and back-box tests created using other approaches (including risk-based testing) for a given scenario in an Agile project
Explain differences between mission critical and non-critical
Analyse user stories and epics to create test charters, and interpret their results
Understand the use experienced-based techniques
Understand the importance of refactoring test cases in Agile projects
Understand practical task-list for refactoring test cases
Analyse code as part of a code review to identify defects and technical debt
Understand static code analysis
Apply data-driven and keyword-driven test techniques to develop automated test scripts
Understand how to apply test automation to a given test approach in an Agile environment
Understand test automation
Understand differences between various test approaches
Understand the factors to consider when determining the level of test automation needed to keep up with the speed of deployment
Understand the challenges of test automation in agile settings
Apply continuous integration (CI) and summarise its impact on testing activities
Understand the role of continuous testing in continuous delivery and continuous deployment
Understand the concept of service virtualisation and its role in Agile projects
Who Should Attend
Please refer to the job roles section.
The Advanced Level Agile Technical Tester qualification is aimed at ICT&SS Professionals who have already achieved an advanced point in their careers in software testing and wish to develop further their expertise in technical testing aspects in an agile context. The modules offered at the Advanced Level cover a wide range of testing topics.
Prerequisites
You must have attained both following certifications to be eligible to take the Advanced Level Agile Technical Certification.
There are no prerequisites to attending the programme only for education and knowledge purposes.
What To Bring
Please bring a device to access these applications:
Zoom (zoom.us) as the programme participation platform
PDF reader for any documents provided
Programme Structure
This programme is delivered via Virtual Instructor-Led Training, covering the following topics:
Introduction
Requirements Engineering
Requirements Engineering Techniques
Analyse user stories and epics using requirements engineering techniques
Identifying acceptance criteria using requirements engineering and test techniques
Testing in Agile
Agile Software Development and Test Techniques
Test-driven development (TDD)
Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
Acceptance test-driven development (ATDD)
Experience-based testing in Agile
Combining experience-based techniques and black-box tests
Creating test charters and interpreting their results
Aspect of Code Quality
Refactoring
Code reviews and static code analysis to identify defects and technical debt
Test Automation
Test Automation Techniques
Data-Driven Testing
Keyword-Driven Testing
Applying Test Automation to a Given Test Approach
Level of Automation
Understand the level of test automation needed
Deployment and Delivery
Continuous Integration, continuous testing and continuous delivery
Continuous integration and its impact on testing
The role of continuous testing in continuous delivery and deployment (CD)
Service Virtualisation
Training and Exam Duration Training: 2 days The course material shall be issued on the first day of the course during registration. Exam: 90 minutes duration
Exam Pattern The Advanced Level Agile Technical Tester exam is comprised of 40 multiple-choice questions, with a pass mark grade of 65% to be completed within 90 minutes.
Participants that take the exam, not in their spoken language, will receive an additional 25% time.
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Fees
Full Fee
Full programme fee
S$670
9% GST on nett programme fee
S$60.30
Total nett programme fee payable, including GST
S$730.30
With effect from 1 Jan 2024
NOTE This programme does not include the certification exam. If you are interested to take the certification exam after completing this programme, please email vishal@processworksgroup.com.
