Advanced Level Agile Technical Testing—ISTQB Software Testing Certification Training

Course Description

Why choose ALPI for ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester certification training?

ALPI's training is accredited by ASTQB, the U.S. Board for ISTQB certification, so you can be certain you are getting excellent training quality.
We use certified live instructors in both our in-person and virtual classes so you can ask questions and get answers right away.
We focus on real-world examples.
We teach using interactive, hands-on exercises.
This ALPI course is eligible for a free refresher guarantee so you can re-take the course within 4 months at no additional charge. Plus, if you meet the criteria, you could also re-take your exam for free. Contact us for information about this unique benefit that gives you peace of mind.

We suggest that attendees hold the ISTQB Foundation Level and the ISTQB Agile Tester certificate, especially if they intend to take the ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester exam, but non-certificate holders can also benefit from this course.

By the end of this course, an attendee should be able to:

Apply Agile techniques to ensure tests that provide adequate coverage
Define testable requirements within 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 Team in continuous delivery and deployment
Learn the service virtualization concepts
Work with, and share information with, other team members using effective communication styles and channels

This course prepares you for the ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester exam. You have the option to add the ISTQB exam for $249 when registering for class. Passing the exam will grant you an ISTQB CTAL-ATT certification. Extended time requests should be made 2 weeks prior to class start for non-native English speakers.

For participants attending class remotely (Virtual Live), the exam can be scheduled online from home/office or by visiting a test center. Visit ISTQB Online Exam Information and Locate a Test Center for details.
For participants attending class in Chevy Chase, MD, the exam will be administered on last day of class, ending by 5pm, so please plan your travel accordingly.

Duration

2 day(s)

Time

9 - 5 ET

Price

$1,350

Labs

Exercises reinforcing Learning Objectives help to understand and apply topics in the course.

Intended Audience

The target audience for this course includes:

Test Automation Engineers
Performance Testers
Performance Test Engineers
Systems Engineers
Software Developers

Prerequisites

You must have obtained an ISTQB Foundation Level Certification (CTFL) and an ISTQB Agile Tester Certification (CTFL-AT) to be eligible for the Advanced Agile Technical Tester Certification.

Prior to attending class please download and review the following document: Advanced Level Agile Technical Tester

Outline

Requirements Engineering

Requirements Engineering Techniques
- Analyze 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 Virtualization