ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

Through presentation, discussion, interactive activities, and hands-on exercises, attendees will learn to:

• Understand what testing is and why it is beneficial
• Understand fundamental concepts of software testing
• Identify the test approach and activities to be implemented depending on the context of testing
• Assess and improve the quality of documentation
• Increase the effectiveness and efficiency of testing
• Align the test process with the software development lifecycle
• Understand test management principles
• Write and communicate clear and understandable defect reports
• Understand the factors that influence the priorities and efforts related to testing
• Work as part of a cross-functional team
• Know risks and benefits related to test automation
• Identify essential skills required for testing
• Understand the impact of risk on testing
• Effectively report on test progress and quality

These outcomes are accomplished by achieving the following detailed learning objectives:

• Identify the typical test objectives
• Differentiate testing from debugging
• Exemplify why testing is necessary
• Recall the relationship between testing and quality assurance
• Distinguish between root cause, error, defect and failure
• Explain the seven testing principles
• Summarize the different test activities and tasks
• Explain the impact of context on the test process
• Differentiate the testware that support the test activities
• Explain the value of maintaining traceability
• Compare the different roles in testing
• Give examples of the generic skills required for testing
• Recall the advantages of the whole team approach
• Distinguish the benefits and drawbacks of independence of testing
• Explain the impact of the chosen software development lifecycle on testing
• Recall good testing practices that apply to all software development lifecycles
• Recall the examples of test-first approaches to development
• Summarize how DevOps might have an impact on testing
• Explain the shift-left approach
• Explain how retrospectives can be used as a mechanism for process improvement
• Distinguish the different test levels
• Distinguish the different test types
• Distinguish confirmation testing from regression testing
• Summarize maintenance testing and its triggers
• Recognize types of products that can be examined by the different static test techniques
• Explain the value of static testing
• Compare and contrast static and dynamic testing
• Identify the benefits of early and frequent stakeholder feedback
• Summarize the activities of the review process
• Recall which responsibilities are assigned to the principal roles when performing reviews
• Compare and contrast the different review types
• Recall the factors that contribute to a successful review
• Distinguish black-box, white-box and experience-based test techniques
• Use equivalence partitioning to derive test cases
• Use boundary value analysis to derive test cases
• Use decision table testing to derive test cases
• Use state transition testing to derive test cases
• Explain statement testing
• Explain branch testing
• Explain the value of white-box testing
• Explain error guessing
• Explain exploratory testing
• Explain checklist-based testing
• Explain how to write user stories in collaboration with developers and business representatives
• Classify the different options for writing acceptance criteria
• Use acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) to derive test cases

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