Advanced Level – Test Analyst (CTAL-TA)

ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst

The ISTQB® Advanced Level Test Analyst qualification is aimed at people who have already achieved a Foundation level competency in their careers in software testing and wish to develop further their expertise in advanced testing techniques.

It is essential for the test professional involved in the test process starting from test analysis to test design and all the way through to test completion.

Value for Organisation

Standardise the knowledge and skills that Test Analysts within your organisation to utilise advanced testing techniques in order to gain the optimal test coverage
Adopt industry best practises to ensure quality and efficiency in the planning and execution of testing
Assist business stakeholders by using good practise Test Analyst methodology and terminology

Value for Candidate

Analyse the given specification items and design test cases by applying various testing techniques like risk-based testing, boundary value analysis, checklist-based testing, classification tree technique, decision table testing, defect – based testing technique, equivalence portioning, error guessing, experience based testing, exploratory testing, pairwise testing, state transition testing and use case testing
Understand designing high-level test case, low-level test case, test basis, test condition and defining exit criteria
Understand designing test cases for compatibility, functional appropriateness, functional completeness, functional correctness, functional suitability, interoperability, learnability and operability
Understand designing test scenarios for usability, user error protection, user experience, user interface aesthetics and measure the testing effectiveness by using usability metrics like Software Usability Measurement Inventory (SUMI) and Website Analysis and Measurement Inventory (WAMMI)

Downloads

CTAL-TA Logo - PDF (1.69 MB)
ISTQB® Glossary User Guide - PDF (766.89 KB)
Release notes v3.1 - PDF (214.47 KB)
Exam Structure and Rules v3.1 - PDF (187.52 KB)
ISTQB_CTAL-TA_Syllabus_v3.1.1 - PDF (452.38 KB)
Sample Questions
ISTQB-CTAL-TA-v3.1_Sample-Exam-A-Questions_v2.5 - PDF (447.61 KB)
ISTQB-CTAL-TA-v3.1_Sample-Exam-A-Answers_v2.5 - PDF (547.00 KB)
External Links
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