ISTQB Certifications

ISTQB Foundation Level Workshop ( Certified Tester )

Part 1 - Principles of Testing

  • Introduction,
  • bibliography, testing terminology.
  • Why is testing necessary?
  • How much testing is enough?
  • Fundamental Test process.
  • The psychology of testing.
  • Re-testing and regression testing.
  • Expected results.
  • Prioritisation of the tests.
  • Testing and the development lifecycle [Models for testing and economics].
  • High level [or Master] Test Planning.
  • Testability.

Part 2 - Testing Through the Lifecycle

  • Stages of testing.
  • Component testing.
  • Component testing to BS7925-2.
  • Integration testing in the small [Link testing].
  • System and Acceptance testing.
  • Non-Functional system testing.
  • Integration testing in the large,
  • UAT and Maintenance testing.

Part 3 - Test Techniques

  • Test techniques and the lifecycle.
  • Black and white box testing.
  • Equivalence Partitioning and Boundary Value Analysis.
  • Statement and Branch testing.
  • Error guessing.
  • Reviews and the test process.
  • Types of review.
  • Static analysis.

Part 4 - Test Management

  • Organisation.
  • Configuration Management.
  • Test estimation, monitoring and control.
  • Incident management.
  • Standards for testing.

Part 5 - Tool Support for Testing
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  • Types of CAST tool.
  • Tool selection and implementation