ISTQB® Foundation Level V4.0

ISTQB® Certified Tester, Foundation Level 4.0
3.5 days
Value:   R9,700 incl VAT* with Certification Exam Offer**.

 

  • *ZAR pricing available and applicable to Southern African residents only!
  • **Offer valid up to 3 months after completion of the training course.
  • Remote Training

 

Upcoming Dates:
  • 07 – 10 April 2025
  • 12 – 15 May 2025

 

Contact us for more information:
academy-sa@expleogroup.com

 

This course follows the new V4 ISTQB syllabus now focused on a combination of testing concepts within an Agile context and can be run either LIVE online or as a face to face in-class event.

Expleo Academy’s ISTQB Certified Tester: Foundation Level (CTFL 4.0) course provides the knowledge required to engage in testing roles.

The training is delivered by accredited trainers with testing and Agile experience. Attendees will learn industry terminology, concepts, and test techniques for use in the test process. Courseware supplied to attendees addresses the objectives required by the International Software Quality Testing Board in the 2023 CTFL syllabus v4.0. To prepare for the certification exam there are end-of-Module review question, end-of-day homework questions, and an end-of-course mock exam.

“The new syllabus is so much more than a simple update or a pooling of existing notions from the previous ISTQB® Foundation and Agile syllabuses, the new CTFL 4.0 syllabus is a total and deep redesign, integrating the most recent Agile concepts, together with the timeless basics from the art of software testing, but also some of the newest approaches preparing for the testing of tomorrow.” – ISTQB® Vice President, Olivier Denoo

COURSE OBJECTIVES

On completion of ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level, attendees will be able to:

  • Promote efficient and effective communication by using a common vocabulary for software testing
  • Demonstrate understanding of fundamental software testing concepts and optimising test practices
  • Use established techniques for designing tests at all test levels, and interpreting tests from test specifications
  • Report on test results, including defect reports
  • Understand test management principles, and project factors, for resources, strategies, and planning
  • Understand the value that software testing brings to stakeholders, and contribute effectively in reviews
  • Identify essential skills required for testing and understand the impact of risk on testing
  • Know risks and benefits related to test automation

Items in italics embrace Agile contexts.

Fundamentals of Testing

  • What is testing?
    Test Objectives, Testing and Debugging
  • Why is testing necessary?
    Testing’s Contributions to Success, Testing and Quality Assurance (QA), Errors, Defects, Failures, and Root Causes
  • Testing Principles
    Test Activities, Testware and Test Roles
    Test Activities and Tasks, Test Process in Context, Testware, Traceability between the Test Basis and Testware, Roles in Testing
  • Essential Skills and Good Practices in Testing
    Generic Skills Required for Testing, Whole Team Approach, Independence of Testing

Testing throughout the Software Development Lifecycle

  • Testing in the Context of a Software Development Lifecycle
    Impact of the Software Development Lifecycle on Testing, Software Development Lifecycle and Good Testing Practices, Testing as a Driver for Software Development, DevOps and Testing, Shift-Left Approach, Retrospectives and Process Improvement
  • Test Levels and Test Types
    Test Levels, Test Types, Confirmation Testing and Regression Testing
  • Maintenance Testing

Static Testing

  • Static Testing Basics
    Work Products Examinable by Static Testing, Value of Static Testing, Differences between Static Testing and Dynamic Testing
  • Feedback and Review Process
    Benefits of Early and Frequent Stakeholder Feedback, Review Process Activities, Roles and Responsibilities in Reviews, Review Types, Success Factors for Reviews

Test Analysis and Design

  • Test Techniques Overview
  • Black-box Test Techniques
    Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Decision Table Testing, State Transition Testing
  • White-box Test Techniques
    Statement Testing and Coverage, Branch Testing and Coverage, The Value of White-box Testing
  • Experienced-based Test Techniques
    Error Guessing, Exploratory Testing, Checklist-Based Testing
  • Collaboration-based Test Approaches
    Collaborative User Story Writing, Acceptance Criteria, Acceptance Test-driven Development

Managing the Test Activities

  • Test Planning
    Tester’s Contribution to Iteration and Release Planning, Entry Criteria and Exit Criteria, Estimation Techniques, Test Case Prioritization, Test Pyramid, Testing Quadrants
  • Risk Management
    Risk Definition and Risk Attributes, Project Risks and Product Risks, Product Risk Analysis, Product Risk Control
  • Test Monitoring, Test Control and Test Completion
    Metrics used in Testing, Purpose, Content and Audience for Test Reports, Communicating the Status of Testing
  • Configuration Management
  • Defect Management

Test Tools

  • Tool Support for Testing
  • Benefits and Risks of Test Automation

Exam

  • Mock examination
  • Formal ISTQB examination – while the course is delivered LIVE online rather than in-class, this exam will be run separately as an online e-proctored exam.
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