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The ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst course extends the broad understanding of testing acquired at Foundation Level to enable the role of Technical Test Analyst to be performed.
This three-day tutor-led course includes lectures, exercises and practical work, as well as exam preparation. The examination is held a few days after the course, thereby allowing adequate time for revision. It is fully-accredited by UKITB on behalf of ISTQB and has been rated SFIAplus level 5 by the BCS.
The ISTQB Certified Technical Test Analyst Advanced Level is principally aimed at test practitioners who have achieved an advanced point in their careers in software testing and are expecting to be actively involved in the technical aspects of software testing, including test automation, non-functional testing, white-box testing, and who want to increase their knowledge and skills beyond the levels covered by the Foundation and Intermediate qualifications. This includes people in roles such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers. This Advanced Level qualification is also appropriate for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of software testing, such as project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts and management consultants.
About ISTQB and the ‘Certified Tester’ Scheme
Founded in 2002, ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) is a not-for-profit association comprising 66 national boards (including the UKITB) to provide worldwide coverage
ISTQB has defined the Advanced certification as part of their ‘Certified Tester’ scheme that, with over 240,000 certifications, has become the de facto world-wide standard for software testing qualifications.
The ‘Certified Tester’ scheme:
provides a set of professional qualifications widely-recognised by employers, customers and peers;
enables software suppliers to hire and train certified testers and thereby gain commercial advantage over their competitors by advertising their tester recruitment and development policies; and
enables comparison of testing skills across different countries, testers to move across country borders more easily, and multi-national/international projects to have a common understanding of testing issues.
Why is the ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst relevant?
We find that many people are easily put off this course by its name. Sure, it has some technical testing classes, but it contains the things you need below UAT level. That is, techniques for systems integration through to infrastructure testing. John Young Principal Trainer at TSG Training talks you through a lesson from the course based on Condition Testing.
The entry requirements for the Certified Tester Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst qualification are that the candidate must hold the ISTQB Foundation certificate and it is also suggested that candidates have a minimum of 2 years testing experience.
Note that it is recommended that you attend an accredited training course run by an accredited training provider, as the overall exam pass rates are notably higher for candidates attending such courses.
The Exam
To receive Advanced Level certification in the module “Technical Test Analyst”, candidates must hold a valid Certified Tester Foundation Level certificate:
40 multiple choice questions, which contain a list of possible answers
Duration of 90 minutes (or 113 minutes for candidates taking examinations that are not in their native language)
A candidate must score at least 65% to pass (26/40)
Exam is included in the price
Next steps
The Advanced Level establishes a platform from which further skills and knowledge may be acquired at the Expert Level. Holders of the Advanced Technical Test Analyst qualification will be eligible to continue with other Advanced exams as well as progressing to Expert level qualifications, such as Test Automation and Security Testing. More details to follow when available.
Holders of the Certified Tester Advanced Level Agile Technical Tester qualification may also wish to consider the other Advanced Level qualifications, Test Manager, Agile Technical Tester, Test Analyst, Test Automation Engineer and Security Tester
Course Objectives
After successfully completing the course and passing the exam, delegates should be able to demonstrate the following business-based outcomes:
Recognize and classify the typical risks associated with the performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability of software systems;
Provide technical elements to the planning, design and execution of tests for mitigating performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability risks;
Select and apply appropriate white-box test techniques to ensure that tests provide an adequate level of confidence, based on design coverage;
Effectively participate in reviews with developers and software architects applying knowledge of typical defects in the code and architecture;
Improve the quality characteristics of code and architecture by making use of different analysis techniques;
Outline the costs and benefits to be 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.
In addition, after successfully completing the course and passing the exam, thew newly qualified ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst s should be able to use and put into practice the following learning objectives:
Summarize the generic risk factors that the Technical Test Analyst typically needs to consider.
Summarize the activities of the Technical Test Analyst within a risk-based approach for testing activities.
Design test cases for a given test object by applying statement testing to achieve a defined level of coverage.
Design test cases for a given test object by applying the Decision test technique to achieve a defined level of coverage.
Design test cases for a given test object by applying the modified condition/decision test technique to achieve full modified condition/decision coverage (MC/DC).
Design test cases for a given test object by applying the multiple condition test technique to achieve a defined level of coverage.
Understand the applicability of API testing and the kinds of defects it finds.
Select an appropriate white-box test technique according to a given project situation.
Use control flow analysis to detect if code has any control flow anomalies and to measure cyclomatic complexity.
Use data flow analysis to detect if code has any data flow anomalies.
Propose ways to improve the maintainability of code by applying static analysis.
Apply dynamic analysis to achieve a specified goal.
For a particular scenario, analyze the non-functional requirements and write the respective sections of the test plan.
Given a particular product risk, define the particular non-functional test type(s) which are most appropriate.
Understand and explain the stages in an application’s software development lifecycle where non-functional testing should typically be applied.
For a given scenario, define the types of defects you would expect to find by using the different non-functional test types.
Explain the reasons for including security testing in a test approach.
Explain the principal aspects to be considered in planning and specifying security tests.
Explain the reasons for including reliability testing in a test approach.
Explain the principal aspects to be considered in planning and specifying reliability tests.
Explain the reasons for including performance testing in a test approach.
Explain the principal aspects to be considered in planning and specifying performance testing.
Explain the reasons for including maintainability testing in a test approach.
Explain the reasons for including portability testing in a test approach.
Explain the reasons for including co-existence testing in a test approach.
Explain why review preparation is important for the Technical Test Analyst.
Analyze an architectural design and identify problems according to a checklist provided in the syllabus.
Analyze a section of code or pseudo-code and identify problems according to a checklist provided in the syllabus.
Summarize the activities that the Technical Test Analyst performs when setting up a test automation project.
Summarize the differences between data-driven and keyword-driven automation.
Summarize common technical issues that cause automation projects to fail to achieve the planned return on investment.
Construct keywords based on a given business process.
Summarize the purpose of tools for fault seeding and fault injection.
Summarize the main characteristics and implementation issues for performance testing tools.
Explain the general purpose of tools used for web-based testing.
Explain how tools support the practice of model-based testing.
Outline the purpose of tools used to support component testing and the build process.
Outline the purpose of tools used to support mobile application testing.
Syllabus – Key points
Pictorially, the syllabus concentrates on the key aspects of technical testing that are important to be understood and practiced by the Advanced Technical Tester.
32 reviews for ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst
Rated 5 out of 5
Peter Richards | Test Analyst | whg –
The course was really interesting and I feel like I’ve learned a lot. Rosie was very knowledgeable. I did struggle a bit with the regular exercises, as a lot of it was new to me and there were only 2 of us on the course, so nowhere to hide, but I realise it’s probably the best way of reinforcing what we were learning. Really pleased with the level of supporting documentation that’s been provided. Fingers crossed I can pass the exam!
Rated 5 out of 5
Mazvita Karonga | Test Lead | Department for Work and Pensions –
The course is quite intense but I found that on my second round, as I had failed initially, was better explained. I felt like I was able to understand the terminologies a bit better. I also felt like John Young took the time to explain everything in layman’s terms rather than going through the slides. his notes that he wrote on the slides did help to make the sessions more enjoyable.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jen Gennard | IT Tester | The West Brom –
The trainer was very good and made sure all delegates understood what he was saying. As there was a couple of areas I had never covered, he spent some time with me to ensure that I was happy to continue and could do the practice questions with my new understanding
Rated 5 out of 5
Nicola Bowman|QA Technical Lead|Calastone Ltd –
I found the course to be very helpful and informative. John explained all aspects very well.
The only comment I have was to do with the lack of cameras and seeing the other participants. I felt there was a lot of silence which may not have occurred if cameras were switched on
Rated 5 out of 5
Alessandra Barreca|Test Analyst|Euroclear –
First time I took an online training. Amazing experience. Great application used for the training and Rosie was really good and made us understand all the concepts easily.
Rated 4 out of 5
Dorothy Langley | Software QA Analyst | –
It was invaluable to be able to retake the course for free, having failed the first attempt, and I feel much more confident about my retake.
Having spoken with my manager about course materials, they were disappointed that hard copies are not provided as standard, as they are valuable reference documents that can be used after the course & exam to refresh on what was learnt. All previous courses with other providers that I, and colleagues, have been on have included a hard copy of course materials. They said this would influence there choice of course provider in the future.
During the course, I asked for the difference between combinations and permutations to be explained, which instead caused a lot of confusion. Having checked the syllabus and googled what permutations are, they are never mentioned within the syllabus, so am not sure why they are mentioned in the course for Pairwise. Perhaps this can be considered for future courses.
Overall, the course was very useful and John was friendly and professional.
Thank you!
Rated 5 out of 5
Mukhtar Zamarad | Qa Engineer | Calastone –
Great course, very informative. John used real life examples in order to explain information to us in a clear way. Would suggest this course to my colleagues.
Rated 5 out of 5
Courtney Cooke | Test Analyst | Natwest –
John was very engaging, knowledgeable, and friendly. His class was great and I really enjoyed it.
Rated 5 out of 5
Kathryn Hubbard | Test Manager | ESG Global –
Right level of pace and level of detail to understand the content
Vicky McCall | Quality Engineer |Lloyds Banking Group –
Great pace, really informative and interactive.
Felt comfortable asking questions.
Liked how John explained things on the whiteboard and added notes/comments to screens to bring things more to life and make more understandable.
Rated 5 out of 5
Wioleta Rak | Senior QA Engineer |Avast –
It’s been great, John has been a great trainer, he explained all very well and he made sure we all understood it. I really appreciate the practical part and that John gave us time to find answers and then we analyse the questions together so it help to understand the subject better and in case we choose the wrong answer we could learn why. This will definitely help to prepare for the exam. Overall the course even when done online was still entertaining and keep me engaged. I really enjoyed it.
Rated 5 out of 5
Josh Docherty|Senior QA Automation Engineer|WPA –
Good use of technology. Knowledgeable instructor.
Rated 5 out of 5
Vicky McCall|Quality Engineer|Lloyds Banking Group –
Great pace, really informative and interactive.
Felt comfortable asking questions.
Liked how John explained things on the whiteboard and added notes/comments to screens to bring things more to life and make more understandable.
Rated 5 out of 5
Wioleta Rak|Senior QA Engineer|Avast –
It’s been great, John has been a great trainer, he explained all very well and he made sure we all understood it. I really appreciate the practical part and that John gave us time to find answers and then we analyse the questions together so it help to understand the subject better and in case we choose the wrong answer we could learn why. This will definitely help to prepare for the exam. Overall the course even when done online was still entertaining and keep me engaged. I really enjoyed it.
Rated 5 out of 5
Andrew Kirby|Test Lead|Royal Mail Group –
Rosie was knowledgeable in the subject and went through it at a good pace
Rated 4 out of 5
Fraser Munro|Test Analyst|Computershare –
Could was good I did find it harder to do online than in person. Personally I would have found using paper copies easier. I did sometimes have issues reading the course materials so had to close browser
Rated 5 out of 5
Teenah Prayag|Senior Agile Test Specialist|Sky –
Rosie explained everything very well and was easy to follow. She was engaging and asked us questions relating the terminology to our jobs and as well as giving us examples to help us remember them.
Rated 4 out of 5
Michael Thomas|Quality Engineer|Lloyds Banking Group –
Course content is good and very informative in preparing you for the exam. However, it is very technical and a lot of information to take in over 3 days.
Rated 4 out of 5
Vishnupriya Paramathayalan|QE Chapter Lead|Lloyds Banking Group –
The revised syllabus was good for a virtual session and the trainer kept the class lively and engaged.
Rated 5 out of 5
Charalampos Saltsidis | IT Consultant/Project Manager | European Dynamics –
More than good preparation with additional mock test. I think that we were prepared for even more difficult exam questions.
Most of the exam questions had already been explained by Rosie during the course.
Rated 5 out of 5
Hugo Rocha|QA Director|Instituto de Informática, I.P. –
More than good preparation with additional mock test. I think that we were prepared for even more difficult exam questions.
Most of the exam questions had already been explained by Rosie during the course.
Rated 5 out of 5
Narayanan Palani | LBG –
Mr Richard’s expertise, delivery and knowledge sharing is mind blowing, Lot’s of healthy takeaways. Thank you for all your help Richard
Rated 5 out of 5
Jolene Wilkinson|Quality Engineer|Lloyd’s Banking Group –
Taking this course remotely in lockdown proved far more beneficial than I anticipated. I actually think there is a strong argument to take the course this way over classroom based. You take travel and potentially overnight stays out of the equation and the experience is much more relaxed and stress free. You can crack on with homework as soon as the day ends and don’t feel too tired to study or revise. My trainer was experienced and articulate enough to deliver the course to a high standard with the slides and a scratchpad to demonstrate. I don’t feel I missed out on anything by not doing this in a classroom. I would recommend virtual courses to anyone holding off booking right now due to lockdown.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
Course was informative and covered the material. Even if it was remote the teaching was good, clear and all questions were addressed. Only thing that was missing was maybe more prepared discussion about the ISTQB exam in the end.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
Good overview, with helpful tools and tricks for applying both static and dynamic testing techniques.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
Course was informative and covered the material. Even if it was remote the teaching was good, clear and all questions were addressed. Only thing that was missing was maybe more prepared discussion about the ISTQB exam in the end.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
Good overview, with helpful tools and tricks for applying both static and dynamic testing techniques.
Rated 4 out of 5
Colin Forbes | Test Analyst | Computershare –
Generally went at a good pace, with the exception of some laboured working through of examples involving truth tables, where it felt like we were working it all out together from first principles rather than being guided to a known solution.
Splitting into break outs was well handled. Done just often enough to keep us involved in the coursework. Was a little frustrating that some delegates wouldn’t play along by going on-camera or raising hands when requested to let us know they were present or had completed the exercises.
Struggled to collaborate on any kind of shared workspace in Zoom though. Resorting to working on paper and describing our answers to the others in our group.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jo Silverwood | Test Analyst | Ordnance Survey –
Rosie was very clear and helpful. She explained complex terminology and concepts well. The exercises, group work and homework really helped put the content of the course into context. Thank you Rosie 🙂
Rated 5 out of 5
Dave Grylls | Test Analyst | GL Education –
Very good course, explained well by Rosie. Much prefer face to face class room training for this type of learning.
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Peter Richards | Test Analyst | whg –
The course was really interesting and I feel like I’ve learned a lot. Rosie was very knowledgeable. I did struggle a bit with the regular exercises, as a lot of it was new to me and there were only 2 of us on the course, so nowhere to hide, but I realise it’s probably the best way of reinforcing what we were learning. Really pleased with the level of supporting documentation that’s been provided. Fingers crossed I can pass the exam!
Mazvita Karonga | Test Lead | Department for Work and Pensions –
The course is quite intense but I found that on my second round, as I had failed initially, was better explained. I felt like I was able to understand the terminologies a bit better. I also felt like John Young took the time to explain everything in layman’s terms rather than going through the slides. his notes that he wrote on the slides did help to make the sessions more enjoyable.
Jen Gennard | IT Tester | The West Brom –
The trainer was very good and made sure all delegates understood what he was saying. As there was a couple of areas I had never covered, he spent some time with me to ensure that I was happy to continue and could do the practice questions with my new understanding
Nicola Bowman|QA Technical Lead|Calastone Ltd –
I found the course to be very helpful and informative. John explained all aspects very well.
The only comment I have was to do with the lack of cameras and seeing the other participants. I felt there was a lot of silence which may not have occurred if cameras were switched on
Alessandra Barreca|Test Analyst|Euroclear –
First time I took an online training. Amazing experience. Great application used for the training and Rosie was really good and made us understand all the concepts easily.
Dorothy Langley | Software QA Analyst | –
It was invaluable to be able to retake the course for free, having failed the first attempt, and I feel much more confident about my retake.
Having spoken with my manager about course materials, they were disappointed that hard copies are not provided as standard, as they are valuable reference documents that can be used after the course & exam to refresh on what was learnt. All previous courses with other providers that I, and colleagues, have been on have included a hard copy of course materials. They said this would influence there choice of course provider in the future.
During the course, I asked for the difference between combinations and permutations to be explained, which instead caused a lot of confusion. Having checked the syllabus and googled what permutations are, they are never mentioned within the syllabus, so am not sure why they are mentioned in the course for Pairwise. Perhaps this can be considered for future courses.
Overall, the course was very useful and John was friendly and professional.
Thank you!
Mukhtar Zamarad | Qa Engineer | Calastone –
Great course, very informative. John used real life examples in order to explain information to us in a clear way. Would suggest this course to my colleagues.
Courtney Cooke | Test Analyst | Natwest –
John was very engaging, knowledgeable, and friendly. His class was great and I really enjoyed it.
Kathryn Hubbard | Test Manager | ESG Global –
Right level of pace and level of detail to understand the content
Josh Docherty | Senior QA Automation Engineer |WPA –
Good use of technology. Knowledgeable instructor.
Vicky McCall | Quality Engineer |Lloyds Banking Group –
Great pace, really informative and interactive.
Felt comfortable asking questions.
Liked how John explained things on the whiteboard and added notes/comments to screens to bring things more to life and make more understandable.
Wioleta Rak | Senior QA Engineer |Avast –
It’s been great, John has been a great trainer, he explained all very well and he made sure we all understood it. I really appreciate the practical part and that John gave us time to find answers and then we analyse the questions together so it help to understand the subject better and in case we choose the wrong answer we could learn why. This will definitely help to prepare for the exam. Overall the course even when done online was still entertaining and keep me engaged. I really enjoyed it.
Josh Docherty|Senior QA Automation Engineer|WPA –
Good use of technology. Knowledgeable instructor.
Vicky McCall|Quality Engineer|Lloyds Banking Group –
Great pace, really informative and interactive.
Felt comfortable asking questions.
Liked how John explained things on the whiteboard and added notes/comments to screens to bring things more to life and make more understandable.
Wioleta Rak|Senior QA Engineer|Avast –
It’s been great, John has been a great trainer, he explained all very well and he made sure we all understood it. I really appreciate the practical part and that John gave us time to find answers and then we analyse the questions together so it help to understand the subject better and in case we choose the wrong answer we could learn why. This will definitely help to prepare for the exam. Overall the course even when done online was still entertaining and keep me engaged. I really enjoyed it.
Andrew Kirby|Test Lead|Royal Mail Group –
Rosie was knowledgeable in the subject and went through it at a good pace
Fraser Munro|Test Analyst|Computershare –
Could was good I did find it harder to do online than in person. Personally I would have found using paper copies easier. I did sometimes have issues reading the course materials so had to close browser
Teenah Prayag|Senior Agile Test Specialist|Sky –
Rosie explained everything very well and was easy to follow. She was engaging and asked us questions relating the terminology to our jobs and as well as giving us examples to help us remember them.
Michael Thomas|Quality Engineer|Lloyds Banking Group –
Course content is good and very informative in preparing you for the exam. However, it is very technical and a lot of information to take in over 3 days.
Vishnupriya Paramathayalan|QE Chapter Lead|Lloyds Banking Group –
The revised syllabus was good for a virtual session and the trainer kept the class lively and engaged.
Charalampos Saltsidis | IT Consultant/Project Manager | European Dynamics –
More than good preparation with additional mock test. I think that we were prepared for even more difficult exam questions.
Most of the exam questions had already been explained by Rosie during the course.
Hugo Rocha|QA Director|Instituto de Informática, I.P. –
Intense and informative.
Charalampos Saltsidis|IT Consultant/Project Manager|European Dynamics –
More than good preparation with additional mock test. I think that we were prepared for even more difficult exam questions.
Most of the exam questions had already been explained by Rosie during the course.
Narayanan Palani | LBG –
Mr Richard’s expertise, delivery and knowledge sharing is mind blowing, Lot’s of healthy takeaways. Thank you for all your help Richard
Jolene Wilkinson|Quality Engineer|Lloyd’s Banking Group –
Taking this course remotely in lockdown proved far more beneficial than I anticipated. I actually think there is a strong argument to take the course this way over classroom based. You take travel and potentially overnight stays out of the equation and the experience is much more relaxed and stress free. You can crack on with homework as soon as the day ends and don’t feel too tired to study or revise. My trainer was experienced and articulate enough to deliver the course to a high standard with the slides and a scratchpad to demonstrate. I don’t feel I missed out on anything by not doing this in a classroom. I would recommend virtual courses to anyone holding off booking right now due to lockdown.
Anonymous –
Course was informative and covered the material. Even if it was remote the teaching was good, clear and all questions were addressed. Only thing that was missing was maybe more prepared discussion about the ISTQB exam in the end.
Anonymous –
Good overview, with helpful tools and tricks for applying both static and dynamic testing techniques.
Anonymous –
Course was informative and covered the material. Even if it was remote the teaching was good, clear and all questions were addressed. Only thing that was missing was maybe more prepared discussion about the ISTQB exam in the end.
Anonymous –
Good overview, with helpful tools and tricks for applying both static and dynamic testing techniques.
Colin Forbes | Test Analyst | Computershare –
Generally went at a good pace, with the exception of some laboured working through of examples involving truth tables, where it felt like we were working it all out together from first principles rather than being guided to a known solution.
Splitting into break outs was well handled. Done just often enough to keep us involved in the coursework. Was a little frustrating that some delegates wouldn’t play along by going on-camera or raising hands when requested to let us know they were present or had completed the exercises.
Struggled to collaborate on any kind of shared workspace in Zoom though. Resorting to working on paper and describing our answers to the others in our group.
Jo Silverwood | Test Analyst | Ordnance Survey –
Rosie was very clear and helpful. She explained complex terminology and concepts well. The exercises, group work and homework really helped put the content of the course into context. Thank you Rosie 🙂
Dave Grylls | Test Analyst | GL Education –
Very good course, explained well by Rosie. Much prefer face to face class room training for this type of learning.