ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level - Acceptance Testing

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The Foundation Level Acceptance Testing qualification is essential for anyone involved in software testing activities particularly business analysts, software developers and product owners and it complements the expertise of the software testing team.

Essential skills that are valid in today’s organisations are covered in the syllabus. Defining acceptance criteria and business process modelling assistance in the assessment and validation of the business solution. Collaboration between business analysts and testers is key to the success of a project. The syllabus can be applied to both Agile and more traditional methodologies.

Value for Organisation

  • Alignment of the product with the business requirements in the test design phase
  • Contribute to the organisation and management of acceptance testing activities including reporting, monitoring and collaboration between the test team and relevant stakeholders in the acceptance process
  • Verification and validation of artifacts produced by implementation of quality frameworks so that benefits are realised sooner

Value for Candidate

  • Establish a base of knowledge to assist in the formulation of acceptance criteria during the discovery or requirements definition phase
  • Gain an understanding of the type of collaboration required between the tester, business analysts and relevant stakeholders
  • Understand how acceptance testing can drive the development process, in particular with Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) and Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
  • Provide a foundation on how to apply business process modelling techniques in an acceptance testing environment as well as provide usability and user experience techniques to the test design phase

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