ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager live course
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409 500 HUF + VAT (1 065 EUR + VAT)
ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager live course - Dates and application
First training day: 17 November 2025, Further training days: 18., 24., 25.
409 500 HUF + VAT (1 065 EUR + VAT)
First training day: 16 February 2026, Further training days: 17., 18., 19.
409 500 HUF + VAT (1 065 EUR + VAT)
First training day: 11 May 2026, Further training days: 12., 13., 14.
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First training day: 8 July 2026, Further training days: 9., 15., 16.
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We recommend the course to those testers who wish to gain advanced expertise in planning the testing process, as well as in managing, monitoring and controlling testing. By completing the course, students will be able to fully define the goals of testing and the appropriate testing strategy.
For software testers working as or wishing to work as managers and for those who wants to take the ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager exam.
Successful ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level exam and 18 months of experience in software testing.
This course is also available in e-learning format!
This course provides test managers with advanced skills in test estimation, test planning, test monitoring and test control. Attendees will learn how to define the overall testing goals and strategy for the systems being tested. They will gain hands-on experience in planning, scheduling and tracking these tasks. Attendees will be able to describe and organize the necessary activities. They will return to work able to select, acquire and assign adequate resources for testing tasks.
They will know how to form, organize and lead testing teams. Test manager attendees will be able to organize communication among the members of the testing teams, as well as between the testing teams and all the other stakeholders. Further, they’ll learn how to justify their decisions and provide adequate reporting information where applicable.
By the end of this course, an attendee should be able to:
• Manage a testing project by implementing the mission, goals and testing processes established for the testing organization.
• Organize and lead risk identification and risk analysis sessions and use the results of such sessions for test estimation, planning, monitoring and control.
• Create and implement test plans consistent with organizational policies and test strategies.
• Continuously monitor and control the test activities to achieve project objectives.
• Assess and report relevant and timely test status to project stakeholders.
• Identify skills and resource gaps in their test team and participate in sourcing adequate resources.
• Identify and plan necessary skills development within their test team.
• Propose a business case for test activities which outlines the costs and benefits expected.
• Ensure proper communication within the test team and with other project stakeholders.
• Participate in and lead test process improvement initiatives.
Besides the theoretical background and exercises, attendants acquire detailed information about the ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager exam, and we will practice sample exam questions during the course.
Agenda:
1. Managing the Test Activities
1.1 The Test Process
1.1.1 Test Planning Activities
1.1.2 Test Monitoring and Control Activities
1.1.3 Test Completion Activities
1.2 The Context of Testing
1.2.1 Test Stakeholders
1.2.2 Importance of Stakeholders’ Knowledge in Test Management
1.2.3 Test Management in a Hybrid Software Development Model
1.2.4 Test Management Activities for Various Software Development Lifecycle Models
1.2.5 Test Management Activities at Various Test Levels
1.2.6 Test Management Activities for Different Test Types
1.2.7 Test Management Activities to Plan, Monitor, and Control
1.3 Risk-Based Testing
1.3.1 Testing as a Risk Mitigation Activity
1.3.2 Identification of Quality Risks
1.3.3 Quality Risk Assessment
1.3.4 Quality Risk Mitigation Through Appropriate Testing
1.3.5 Techniques for Risk-Based Testing
1.3.6 Success Metrics and Difficulties Associated with Risk-Based Testing
1.4 The Project Test Strategy
1.4.1 Choosing a Test Approach
1.4.2 Analyzing the Organizational Test Strategy, Project Context and Other Aspects
1.4.3 Definition of Test Objectives
1.5 Improving the Test Process
1.5.1 The Test Improvement Process (IDEAL)
1.5.2 Model-Based Test Process Improvement
1.5.3 Analytical-Based Test Process Improvement Approach
1.5.4 Retrospectives
1.6 Test Tools
1.6.1 Good Practices for Tool Introduction
1.6.2 Technical and Business Aspects for Tool Decisions
1.6.3 Selection Process Considerations and Return on Investment Evaluation
1.6.4 Tool Lifecycle
1.6.5 Tool Metrics
2. Managing the Product
2.1 Test Metrics
2.1.1 Metrics for Test Management Activities
2.1.2 Monitoring, Control and Completion
2.1.3 Test Reporting
2.2 Test Estimation
2.2.1 Estimating What Activities Testing Will Involve
2.2.2 Factors Which May Influence Test Effort
2.2.3 Selection of Test Estimation Techniques
2.3 Defect Management
2.3.1 Defect Lifecycle
2.3.2 Cross-functional Defect Management
2.3.3 Specifics of Defect Management in Agile Teams
2.3.4 Defect Management Challenges in Hybrid Software Development
2.3.5 Defect Report Information
2.3.6 Defining Process Improvement Actions Using Defect Report Information
3. Managing the Team
3.1 The Test Team
3.1.1 Typical Skills within Four Areas of Competence
3.1.2 Analyze Required Test Team Member Skills
3.1.3 Assessing Test Team Member Skills
3.1.4 Developing Test Team Member Skills
3.1.5 Management Skills Required to Manage a Test Team
3.1.6 Motivating or Demotivating Factors for a Test Team in Certain Situations
3.2 Stakeholder Relationships
3.2.1 Cost of Quality
3.2.2 Cost-benefit Relationship of Testing
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