The newly revised and updated version of this 3-day training course focuses
on the technical testing issues associated with safety-critical /
business-critical software systems and on the performance, security,
reliability, portability and maintainability testing of all software systems. It
covers structure-based and analytical test techniques, technical reviews and
concepts of test tools and test automation.
The course is accredited by the ISTQB® and addresses the 2019 version of its
Technical Test Analyst syllabus.
Attendees will benefit from thorough preparation for the associated ISTQB
certification exam. Our training includes exercises and practice exams that
highlight key aspects of the syllabus and help participants to understand and
practice the concepts and methods presented.
Key Improvements in the 2020 “TTA” course
Its objective is to provide an understanding of technical testing issues that
goes considerably beyond
the ISTQB Foundation Level. In support of that, the
new version of this training improves on the earlier one in the following main
ways.
- More focus on Statement and Decision testing as the basics of code-level
structural testing, to compensate for the reduced time spent on these in the
latest Foundation course.
- Removal of two structural techniques that are rarely useful (Condition and
Decision Condition testing).
- Stronger and more modern treatment of the code-level structural test
techniques that are most useful for critical system components (MC/DC,
Multiple Condition and Path testing).
- Continued emphasis on static and dynamic analysis of code and system
architecture as ways to minimise costs of maintenance and the overall costs of
systems ownership.
- Security, Performance Efficiency, Maintainability and Portability testing
topics have been updated with the latest techniques and international
standards.
- The Test Tools and Automation section has been updated and modernised,
including more detailed treatment of the various approaches to automation and
the addition of tools to support mobile application testing.
Skills to be Gained
A candidate who achieves ISTQB
Advanced Technical Test Analyst certification can be expected to:
- Recognize and classify the typical risks associated with the security,
reliability, performance efficiency, maintainability, portability and
compatibility of software systems.
- Create test plans detailing the planning, design and execution of tests
for mitigating security, reliability, performance efficiency, maintainability,
portability and compatibility risks.
- Select and apply appropriate structure-based techniques to achieve defined
coverage criteria based on code and design.
- Effectively participate in technical reviews with developers and software
architects, applying knowledge of typical mistakes made in code and
architecture.
- Use static analysis to suggest improvements to the security,
maintainability and testability of code.
- Recognize risks in code and software architecture and use dynamic analysis
to mitigate those risks.
- Outline the costs and benefits expected from introducing particular types
of test automation.
- Select appropriate tools to automate technical testing tasks.
- Understand the technical issues and concepts in applying test
automation
