ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Manager (CTAL-TM) Training Course

Test Process Management

• Planning, monitoring, control, and closure processes
• Stakeholder interests and hybrid testing contexts
• Activities categorized by levels and test types
• Adaptive planning approaches

Risk-Based Testing

• Risk identification and mitigation strategies
• Success metrics and evaluation criteria
• Comparison of “heavy” and “light” approaches

Test Strategy and Improvement

• Project test strategy and approach selection
• SMART objectives and exit criteria
• Process improvement using the IDEAL model
• Analysis techniques and retrospectives for feedback

Test Tools and Automation

• Lifecycle tools and their applications
• Criteria for selecting tools and evaluating benefits and risks
• Automated metrics and reporting

Managing the Product

• Test metrics: examples, progress monitoring, and reporting for decision-making
• Test estimation: key factors, techniques, and context-based selection
• Defect management: workflow, stakeholders, and hybrid environment challenges
• Data-driven continuous improvement

Managing the Test Team

• Required competencies and skills assessment
• Team development, motivation, and work hygiene

Stakeholder Engagement and Value of Testing

• Understanding the cost of quality
• Cost-benefit analysis in testing
• Presenting and communicating the value of testing

Summary and Next Steps