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The ISTQB Advanced Test Manager course extends the broad understanding of testing acquired at Foundation Level to enable the role of Test Manager to be performed.
This five-day tutor-led course includes lectures, exercises and practical work, as well as exam preparation. The examination is held a couple of days after the course, thereby allowing some additional revision time. It is fully accredited by UKITB on behalf of ISTQB and has been rated SFIAplus level 5 by the BCS.
The ISTQB Certified Test Manager 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 management of any aspect of software testing, and who want to increase their test management 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.
The Value of Business Testing
Being a test manager these days of ever expanding and changing technology is a big deal and responsible job, and the syllabus recognises this by calling for 5-days of intensive training and a 3-hour exam. This qualification is a must for the upwardly mobile. Senior Trainer Rosie Sheldon talks you through a lesson on ‘The Value of Business Testing’
The entry requirements for the Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager qualification are that the candidate must hold the ISTQB Foundation certificate and it is also suggested that candidates have a minimum of 3 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
The exam is taken after the course and consists of;.
65 multiple choice pick ‘n’ mix questions which consist of the questions followed by a list of options
Duration of 180 minutes (or 225 minutes for candidates taking examinations that are not in their native language)
A Candidate must score at least 65% to pass (75/115)
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 Test Manager qualification may also wish to consider the other Advanced Level qualifications, Test Manager, Test Automation Engineer, Agile Technical Tester, Test Analyst, Technical Test Analyst Engineer and Security Tester
Course Objectives
Advanced Level Test Managers who have passed the “Advanced Test Manager” module exam should be able to accomplish the following Business Objectives:
Manage a testing project by implementing the mission, goals and testing processes established for the testing organization.
Organize and lead risk identification and risk analysis sessions and use the results of such sessions for test estimation, planning, monitoring and control.
Create and implement test plans consistent with organizational policies and test strategies.
Continuously monitor and control the test activities to achieve project objectives.
Assess and report relevant and timely test status to project stakeholders.
Identify skills and resource gaps in their test team and participate in sourcing adequate resources.
Identify and plan necessary skills development within their test team.
Propose a business case for test activities which outlines the costs and benefits expected.
Ensure proper communication within the test team and with other project stakeholders.
Participate in and lead test process improvement initiatives.
Syllabus – Key points
Pictorially, the syllabus concentrates on the key aspects of Test Management that are important to be understood and practiced by the modern Test Manager
55 reviews for ISTQB Advanced Test Manager
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
The trainer had abundant knowledge on testing and was able to articulate which helped to understand concepts better.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
I found the course to be very interesting and content filled. John was keen to explain the subject matter thoroughly and was very proactive in getting us (admittedly a quiet group) to engage and speak up.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
The trainer had abundant knowledge on testing and was able to articulate which helped to understand concepts better.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
I found the course to be very interesting and content filled. John was keen to explain the subject matter thoroughly and was very proactive in getting us (admittedly a quiet group) to engage and speak up.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
The course was clear and concise – well delivered by the trainer with ample supporting material.
Rated 3 out of 5
Anonymous –
It was great lots of discussion points but would wish more analysis of more ISTQB questions and exam practice with Mock exams
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
The course was clear and concise – well delivered by the trainer with ample supporting material.
Rated 3 out of 5
Anonymous –
It was great lots of discussion points but would wish more analysis of more ISTQB questions and exam practice with Mock exams
Rated 4 out of 5
Marc Darrie | Managing Consultant | Sogeti / Capgemini –
Great! very engaging, warm and friendly right from the beginning until the end.
The course is pretty intense and covers a lot, but Angelina delivers the content in an engaging way. She relates the content back to entertaining real world examples whilst managing to focus on what is in the syllabus and what will get you through the exam.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mmayen Wami | ERP Test Lead | Capgemini –
Course was very interesting and well taught, great trainer, very patient and listened, gave us all a chance to speak, very intuitive. Angelina is very knowledgeable in the course with vast experience.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mathew Thomas Helliwell | Senior Software Tester | Riskonnect –
Course was delivered at a comfortable speed. Very informative. The trainer was really helpful
Rated 5 out of 5
Gursharan Kaur | Test Manager | KPMG UK –
Well organised course content and delivery.
The lessons focused on theoretical coverage and also on practice questions relevant to each day’s content which I found very helpful and constructive.
Homework was thought through for each day and that was a very effective method for me to revise.
Rated 5 out of 5
Rhiannon Jones | Test automation engineer | Abel & Cole –
Rosie taught the course well, and she had a lot of knowledge on the subject. There was a good mix of theory and practical. Also, a good number of breaks!
Rated 5 out of 5
Matthew Thompson | Senior Consultant | Deloitte –
Delivery of the course content has been excellent. John is a very knowledgeable and experienced trainer well-versed with the subject matter and had excellent pace of delivery, so nothing ever felt like too much to absorb, or too little to be useful.
The course content itself is useful despite being written to a 10-year-old syllabus.
The only recommendation I would make for the content going forward is to revisit the supporting questions which are issued as extra-curricular tasks, or “Homework” – we were told a LOT of those questions were not really indicative of things we would be asked in an exam, so while they were useful for generating discussion and backing up the theory, it makes the theory difficult to apply to an exam-like scenario.
Overall the course has been very enjoyable and I have learned information that will definitely be useful in my career, which is after all the point of training! I am not a fan of breakout rooms or getting into small groups to work on exercises, so the fact we didn’t do that and worked through things all together was REALLY good.
I would definitely recommend other senior testers and test managers take this course.
Rated 5 out of 5
Syed Naqvi | Quality Engineer | LBG –
Rosie was excellent throughout. She made things very clear, kept us relatively well engaged and used well placed checkpoints to facilitate our learning really well. Her approach was well structured yet casual.
Rosie was also pretty attentive to our opinions and feedback, and you could sense she was interested in learning about us and our professional roles so had a keen attitude throughout.
When challenged, Rosie was very helpful and informative, with her focus then shifting to ensuring the person who was confused/didn’t agree with her viewpoint/syllabus getting some sort of closure – All in the interest of being as supportive as possible.
Maybe include some fun ice breakers to get energy levels up if possible in between long periods of talking through the material. I often did feel like I was lost in the midst of slides but this is a minor point.
It would be good to have an upgrade to the presentation of the slides. They do look a bit outdated! 🙂 More visually attractive, use of more eye catching pictures/models. Things to spruce up the reading material which, being fair was very good, so just another minor point. There’s lots of resources out there which highlight the effectiveness and psychology behind this.
It’s a shame that the exam will not reflect the academic approach Rosie had towards the syllabus! It’s become very apparent that the exam will be out to catch us out and be quite unforgiving. Ignore the mini rant!
Rated 5 out of 5
Rishi Davda | Test Manager | BJSS –
Very good course great walk through of the content. good conversation on where we got things wrong overall great course
Rated 5 out of 5
Colin Poots | Test Manager | Deloitte MCS –
John was really engaging, was open to questions, very supportive to our learning. I was really impressed by John’s attitude and his ability to keep 8 people engaged throughout the course.
Rated 5 out of 5
Renjini Gopalakrishnan Unnithan | DEV Engineer | ING –
John is really sincere and dedicated and happy to explain the details until you get it , highly satisfied
Rated 5 out of 5
Robin Dickson | Test & Delivery Manager | RAC Motoring Services –
Good Course material structured really well with good discussion points to bring the theory to light. It has helped me re assure me that I know a fair amount of theory but has helped me bring that to practice.
Rated 5 out of 5
Lizzy Hamilton | Test Manager | Capita Resourcing –
John is a very knowledgeable trainer, full of different examples to help illustrate the point and bring it to life/make it relatable. He is also very patient at working through answers to scenarios, and is very thorough in making sure everyone understands the solution and the logic which leads you to that answer.
Rated 5 out of 5
Rosy Nti | Senior Test Analyst | CAP GEMINI –
his was my first on-line course which i found refreshing. It was better than i anticipated. John was very through in the way he explained things and various examples and really life scenarios he shared with the class made things much clearer for me.
I really enjoyed his class and look forward to my next course, hopefully with him.
Rated 4 out of 5
Sukhjinder Manak | Lead Test Analyst | CDS –
The course was very well managed and ran. I got all the information via email on how to join and the material, as I was attending the course remotely. Rosie walked us through each area and checked if we had questions. She also took feedback from the delegates on questions which weren’t clear or had mistakes to improve the pack for future training courses.
I have gained a good understanding of the material from attending the course.
Rated 5 out of 5
Ramone Lawrence | | –
Material was broken down well, in particular the format and pace of the course was good. Trainer very knowledgeable.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nicholas Nowosielski | Test Engineer | Capgemini –
Very detailed and educational course covering a wide range of topics centered around being a test manager. The course knowledge has been very helpful and I look forward to trying to apply the lessons in a practical manner at my office.
The trainer Rose has been very helpful in teaching the course and clear in explaining concepts. In addition they provided good anecdotes and example to to help with understanding the content while applying it to the real world.
Rated 4 out of 5
Ken Wong | Test Analyst | FIS –
Angelina was great at delivering the content of the course, applying the real world experiences into each context.
Rated 5 out of 5
David Walshe | Test Lead | Ordnance Survey –
Solid course, covered the materials effectively with a good pragmatic view on what was useful for ‘real life’ and what was more about the test.
Trainer was engaging, fun and provided numerous helpful anecdotes to contextualize the materials.
Rated 5 out of 5
Kate Mottershead | Test Team Lead | IDBS –
The content is long and slightly behind in times now (post-COVID). But Angelina did a very good job at keep everyone engaged and giving good advice, an impressive feat in a remote setting. 5/5.
Rated 5 out of 5
Ernest Obuobi | Manager Datacentre & Testing | Standard bank/Stanbic Bank –
Excellent training
Rated 5 out of 5
Sarbjeet Pandha| Test Analyst|LGT VESTRA –
Remote virtual course. Very enjoyable and lots of interaction with everyone.
Rated 5 out of 5
Balaji Srinivas`| Test Manager|TMHCC –
`the course gave me good insights to Test Management. Lot of valuable information and some good insights towards Test Management
Rated 5 out of 5
lee westwell| test and quality assurance specialist|Vodafone –
great content and helpful towards the exam. recommended
Rated 5 out of 5
Jack Luke| Test Manager|Cubic Transportation Systems –
I really enjoyed the training. Even though it was online, the lecturer John, was a brilliant teacher. The course is very detailed, and explained well with a solid balance of theory and sample questions. As a group we went over the answers together and i found it very informative. The documentation and slides are excellent. Looking forward to putting the processes I learned in practice.
Rated 5 out of 5
Rita Gracio | Business Tester | Siemens –
Really helpful explaining and depicting everything with examples and schemes, allowing us to take screenshots, it was very good.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nino Dias | Senior Business Tester | Siemens –
Even though the training was online, John was able to capture the audience very well, explaining with detail all the subjects and always finding examples for each situation.
Also in the questions and exercices every choice was discussed about the correct or not correct answers and sharing some hints how to deal with them.
John was always friendly and available to discuss any topic. I would be happy to have him in a next training some day.
Rated 5 out of 5
Sofia Penim | Test Manager | Siemens –
Really good! Doing a remote course is not that easy but John was always there trying to keep people on the same page, applying for interactions and making everything really dynamic. Really appreciated!
Rated 5 out of 5
Mark Whitby | Head of Development and Testing | InHealth Intelligence –
Really superb course, Rosie’s style of presenting was perfect for me. The course material was really well produced, it was easy to understand and covered the syllabus well. As a result I was able to prepare for the exam and pass it successfully, and there is so much I have been able to take from the course with a view to implementing in my day to day role as a test manager.
Rated 5 out of 5
Gavin Ware | Test Analyst | Hollingdale Consultancy Services –
The course was informative and the trainer was very good at explaining concepts by way of examples. Some very dry chapters were enhanced by the trainer’s approach to tesaching.
Rated 4 out of 5
Chris Howell|Senior QA Manager|Zynga –
The course and the associated materials were good. The written accompaniment to the slides were definitely welcome. The traceability between the course content and the syllabus learning objectives were also good and allowed quick lookup of weak areas.
I thought the TSG written training questions were average. Some included scenarios and answers which conflicted with real-life project experience and I found it difficult to focus solely on the syllabus reasoning. There was example about developers preparing for a review by translating some technical documents into Chinese, which would never happen. There was another answer about using defect number metrics to track the effectiveness of testing – even when it’s commonly known that more or less bugs can’t alone tell you whether testing is effective. Learning is easier when clearer examples are provided instead of fuzzy answers which are open to subjectivity.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mark Whitby|Head of Development and Testing|InHealth Intelligence –
Really superb course, Rosie’s style of presenting was perfect for me. The course material was really well produced, it was easy to understand and covered the syllabus well. As a result I was able to prepare for the exam and pass it successfully, and there is so much I have been able to take from the course with a view to implementing in my day to day role as a test manager.
Rated 5 out of 5
Andrew Francis | Test Analyst | Worldpay –
I attended this course to progress in my career. The course met my objectives, Our tutor John Young was excellent
Rated 5 out of 5
Michael Myatt | Senior Test Engineer | Mass –
I attended this course to grow my testing skills. John taught the lesson in a very useful way to encourage a better understanding.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mounika Hanumandla | Automation Test Engineer –
I attended this course to obtain my certification in advanced Test Analyst, the course and tutor was excellent
Rated 4 out of 5
Will Blakeney|Software Tester|HMRC –
Although I have concerns about an offline course it went well. Also, I like the course materials, it helps me a lot to pass for the exam.
Rated 5 out of 5
saritha muddam|Senior Test Engineer|British Library –
Really good! Doing a remote course is not that easy but John was always there trying to keep people on the same page, applying for interactions and making everything really dynamic. Really appreciated!
Rated 5 out of 5
Nathan Elmi|Test Consultant|NEST –
Even though the training was online, John was able to capture the audience very well, explaining with detail all the subjects and always finding examples for each situation.
Also in the questions and exercices every choice was discussed about the correct or not correct answers and sharing some hints how to deal with them.
John was always friendly and available to discuss any topic. I would be happy to have him in a next training some day.
Rated 5 out of 5
Naphrali Yates | Mizuho | Test Analyst –
I attended this course to progress in my career, the environment was conducive to my learning and the course met my objectives well. The course tutor John Young was excellent.
Rated 4 out of 5
Anonymous –
Sample questions in the “day reader” packs would be more helpful if they were closer to the real exam (and refined further to help show clearer answer(s) with better reasoning for the “right” answers).
The breaks were split really well.
The exam-preparation assets’ review at the end of day 5 was really helpful.
It was very helpful to include the 2011 Foundation syllabus in the “Course Material”, and to have it pointed out to us that the ATM syllabus is based on that (rather than the more up to date 2018 Foundation syllabus).
More variation on the “does that make sense?” phrasing could perhaps help with better participation for remotely attended courses.
There was a good mixture of using slides, sample questions, whiteboard, annotations, etc. which really brought the content to life.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
This course really taught me many things and I will check and would like to apply in my project. John was excellent in explaining the things across all the topics and especially in solving the questions. It gives me a clear picture how to analyse the question and answer it. Once again thanks for your time & support.
Thanks,
Vamshi
Rated 4 out of 5
Anonymous –
Sample questions in the “day reader” packs would be more helpful if they were closer to the real exam (and refined further to help show clearer answer(s) with better reasoning for the “right” answers).
The breaks were split really well.
The exam-preparation assets’ review at the end of day 5 was really helpful.
It was very helpful to include the 2011 Foundation syllabus in the “Course Material”, and to have it pointed out to us that the ATM syllabus is based on that (rather than the more up to date 2018 Foundation syllabus).
More variation on the “does that make sense?” phrasing could perhaps help with better participation for remotely attended courses.
There was a good mixture of using slides, sample questions, whiteboard, annotations, etc. which really brought the content to life.
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
This course really taught me many things and I will check and would like to apply in my project. John was excellent in explaining the things across all the topics and especially in solving the questions. It gives me a clear picture how to analyse the question and answer it. Once again thanks for your time & support.
Thanks,
Vamshi
Rated 5 out of 5
Jermaine Amani | Principal Test Consultant | Sogeti –
Great Course – Tons of Information, broken down into easy to consume bite sized chunks.
Great Instructor too!
Rated 5 out of 5
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Assistant Test Manager | –
Great course which looks at knowledge you may already have from experience but in more detail, John has a very engaging way of explaining things which benefits everyone’s learning style.
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Anonymous –
The trainer had abundant knowledge on testing and was able to articulate which helped to understand concepts better.
Anonymous –
I found the course to be very interesting and content filled. John was keen to explain the subject matter thoroughly and was very proactive in getting us (admittedly a quiet group) to engage and speak up.
Anonymous –
The trainer had abundant knowledge on testing and was able to articulate which helped to understand concepts better.
Anonymous –
I found the course to be very interesting and content filled. John was keen to explain the subject matter thoroughly and was very proactive in getting us (admittedly a quiet group) to engage and speak up.
Anonymous –
The course was clear and concise – well delivered by the trainer with ample supporting material.
Anonymous –
It was great lots of discussion points but would wish more analysis of more ISTQB questions and exam practice with Mock exams
Anonymous –
The course was clear and concise – well delivered by the trainer with ample supporting material.
Anonymous –
It was great lots of discussion points but would wish more analysis of more ISTQB questions and exam practice with Mock exams
Marc Darrie | Managing Consultant | Sogeti / Capgemini –
Great! very engaging, warm and friendly right from the beginning until the end.
Rachel Firth | Test & Quality Manager | Think Learning –
The course is pretty intense and covers a lot, but Angelina delivers the content in an engaging way. She relates the content back to entertaining real world examples whilst managing to focus on what is in the syllabus and what will get you through the exam.
Mmayen Wami | ERP Test Lead | Capgemini –
Course was very interesting and well taught, great trainer, very patient and listened, gave us all a chance to speak, very intuitive. Angelina is very knowledgeable in the course with vast experience.
Mathew Thomas Helliwell | Senior Software Tester | Riskonnect –
Course was delivered at a comfortable speed. Very informative. The trainer was really helpful
Gursharan Kaur | Test Manager | KPMG UK –
Well organised course content and delivery.
The lessons focused on theoretical coverage and also on practice questions relevant to each day’s content which I found very helpful and constructive.
Homework was thought through for each day and that was a very effective method for me to revise.
Rhiannon Jones | Test automation engineer | Abel & Cole –
Rosie taught the course well, and she had a lot of knowledge on the subject. There was a good mix of theory and practical. Also, a good number of breaks!
Matthew Thompson | Senior Consultant | Deloitte –
Delivery of the course content has been excellent. John is a very knowledgeable and experienced trainer well-versed with the subject matter and had excellent pace of delivery, so nothing ever felt like too much to absorb, or too little to be useful.
The course content itself is useful despite being written to a 10-year-old syllabus.
The only recommendation I would make for the content going forward is to revisit the supporting questions which are issued as extra-curricular tasks, or “Homework” – we were told a LOT of those questions were not really indicative of things we would be asked in an exam, so while they were useful for generating discussion and backing up the theory, it makes the theory difficult to apply to an exam-like scenario.
Overall the course has been very enjoyable and I have learned information that will definitely be useful in my career, which is after all the point of training! I am not a fan of breakout rooms or getting into small groups to work on exercises, so the fact we didn’t do that and worked through things all together was REALLY good.
I would definitely recommend other senior testers and test managers take this course.
Syed Naqvi | Quality Engineer | LBG –
Rosie was excellent throughout. She made things very clear, kept us relatively well engaged and used well placed checkpoints to facilitate our learning really well. Her approach was well structured yet casual.
Rosie was also pretty attentive to our opinions and feedback, and you could sense she was interested in learning about us and our professional roles so had a keen attitude throughout.
When challenged, Rosie was very helpful and informative, with her focus then shifting to ensuring the person who was confused/didn’t agree with her viewpoint/syllabus getting some sort of closure – All in the interest of being as supportive as possible.
Maybe include some fun ice breakers to get energy levels up if possible in between long periods of talking through the material. I often did feel like I was lost in the midst of slides but this is a minor point.
It would be good to have an upgrade to the presentation of the slides. They do look a bit outdated! 🙂 More visually attractive, use of more eye catching pictures/models. Things to spruce up the reading material which, being fair was very good, so just another minor point. There’s lots of resources out there which highlight the effectiveness and psychology behind this.
It’s a shame that the exam will not reflect the academic approach Rosie had towards the syllabus! It’s become very apparent that the exam will be out to catch us out and be quite unforgiving. Ignore the mini rant!
Rishi Davda | Test Manager | BJSS –
Very good course great walk through of the content. good conversation on where we got things wrong overall great course
Colin Poots | Test Manager | Deloitte MCS –
John was really engaging, was open to questions, very supportive to our learning. I was really impressed by John’s attitude and his ability to keep 8 people engaged throughout the course.
Renjini Gopalakrishnan Unnithan | DEV Engineer | ING –
John is really sincere and dedicated and happy to explain the details until you get it , highly satisfied
Robin Dickson | Test & Delivery Manager | RAC Motoring Services –
Good Course material structured really well with good discussion points to bring the theory to light. It has helped me re assure me that I know a fair amount of theory but has helped me bring that to practice.
Lizzy Hamilton | Test Manager | Capita Resourcing –
John is a very knowledgeable trainer, full of different examples to help illustrate the point and bring it to life/make it relatable. He is also very patient at working through answers to scenarios, and is very thorough in making sure everyone understands the solution and the logic which leads you to that answer.
Rosy Nti | Senior Test Analyst | CAP GEMINI –
his was my first on-line course which i found refreshing. It was better than i anticipated. John was very through in the way he explained things and various examples and really life scenarios he shared with the class made things much clearer for me.
I really enjoyed his class and look forward to my next course, hopefully with him.
Sukhjinder Manak | Lead Test Analyst | CDS –
The course was very well managed and ran. I got all the information via email on how to join and the material, as I was attending the course remotely. Rosie walked us through each area and checked if we had questions. She also took feedback from the delegates on questions which weren’t clear or had mistakes to improve the pack for future training courses.
I have gained a good understanding of the material from attending the course.
Ramone Lawrence | | –
Material was broken down well, in particular the format and pace of the course was good. Trainer very knowledgeable.
Nicholas Nowosielski | Test Engineer | Capgemini –
Very detailed and educational course covering a wide range of topics centered around being a test manager. The course knowledge has been very helpful and I look forward to trying to apply the lessons in a practical manner at my office.
The trainer Rose has been very helpful in teaching the course and clear in explaining concepts. In addition they provided good anecdotes and example to to help with understanding the content while applying it to the real world.
Ken Wong | Test Analyst | FIS –
Angelina was great at delivering the content of the course, applying the real world experiences into each context.
David Walshe | Test Lead | Ordnance Survey –
Solid course, covered the materials effectively with a good pragmatic view on what was useful for ‘real life’ and what was more about the test.
Trainer was engaging, fun and provided numerous helpful anecdotes to contextualize the materials.
Kate Mottershead | Test Team Lead | IDBS –
The content is long and slightly behind in times now (post-COVID). But Angelina did a very good job at keep everyone engaged and giving good advice, an impressive feat in a remote setting. 5/5.
Ernest Obuobi | Manager Datacentre & Testing | Standard bank/Stanbic Bank –
Excellent training
Sarbjeet Pandha| Test Analyst|LGT VESTRA –
Remote virtual course. Very enjoyable and lots of interaction with everyone.
Balaji Srinivas`| Test Manager|TMHCC –
`the course gave me good insights to Test Management. Lot of valuable information and some good insights towards Test Management
lee westwell| test and quality assurance specialist|Vodafone –
great content and helpful towards the exam. recommended
Jack Luke| Test Manager|Cubic Transportation Systems –
I really enjoyed the training. Even though it was online, the lecturer John, was a brilliant teacher. The course is very detailed, and explained well with a solid balance of theory and sample questions. As a group we went over the answers together and i found it very informative. The documentation and slides are excellent. Looking forward to putting the processes I learned in practice.
Rita Gracio | Business Tester | Siemens –
Really helpful explaining and depicting everything with examples and schemes, allowing us to take screenshots, it was very good.
Nino Dias | Senior Business Tester | Siemens –
Even though the training was online, John was able to capture the audience very well, explaining with detail all the subjects and always finding examples for each situation.
Also in the questions and exercices every choice was discussed about the correct or not correct answers and sharing some hints how to deal with them.
John was always friendly and available to discuss any topic. I would be happy to have him in a next training some day.
Sofia Penim | Test Manager | Siemens –
Really good! Doing a remote course is not that easy but John was always there trying to keep people on the same page, applying for interactions and making everything really dynamic. Really appreciated!
Mark Whitby | Head of Development and Testing | InHealth Intelligence –
Really superb course, Rosie’s style of presenting was perfect for me. The course material was really well produced, it was easy to understand and covered the syllabus well. As a result I was able to prepare for the exam and pass it successfully, and there is so much I have been able to take from the course with a view to implementing in my day to day role as a test manager.
Gavin Ware | Test Analyst | Hollingdale Consultancy Services –
The course was informative and the trainer was very good at explaining concepts by way of examples. Some very dry chapters were enhanced by the trainer’s approach to tesaching.
Chris Howell|Senior QA Manager|Zynga –
The course and the associated materials were good. The written accompaniment to the slides were definitely welcome. The traceability between the course content and the syllabus learning objectives were also good and allowed quick lookup of weak areas.
I thought the TSG written training questions were average. Some included scenarios and answers which conflicted with real-life project experience and I found it difficult to focus solely on the syllabus reasoning. There was example about developers preparing for a review by translating some technical documents into Chinese, which would never happen. There was another answer about using defect number metrics to track the effectiveness of testing – even when it’s commonly known that more or less bugs can’t alone tell you whether testing is effective. Learning is easier when clearer examples are provided instead of fuzzy answers which are open to subjectivity.
Mark Whitby|Head of Development and Testing|InHealth Intelligence –
Really superb course, Rosie’s style of presenting was perfect for me. The course material was really well produced, it was easy to understand and covered the syllabus well. As a result I was able to prepare for the exam and pass it successfully, and there is so much I have been able to take from the course with a view to implementing in my day to day role as a test manager.
Andrew Francis | Test Analyst | Worldpay –
I attended this course to progress in my career. The course met my objectives, Our tutor John Young was excellent
Michael Myatt | Senior Test Engineer | Mass –
I attended this course to grow my testing skills. John taught the lesson in a very useful way to encourage a better understanding.
Mounika Hanumandla | Automation Test Engineer –
I attended this course to obtain my certification in advanced Test Analyst, the course and tutor was excellent
Will Blakeney|Software Tester|HMRC –
Although I have concerns about an offline course it went well. Also, I like the course materials, it helps me a lot to pass for the exam.
saritha muddam|Senior Test Engineer|British Library –
Really good! Doing a remote course is not that easy but John was always there trying to keep people on the same page, applying for interactions and making everything really dynamic. Really appreciated!
Nathan Elmi|Test Consultant|NEST –
Even though the training was online, John was able to capture the audience very well, explaining with detail all the subjects and always finding examples for each situation.
Also in the questions and exercices every choice was discussed about the correct or not correct answers and sharing some hints how to deal with them.
John was always friendly and available to discuss any topic. I would be happy to have him in a next training some day.
Naphrali Yates | Mizuho | Test Analyst –
I attended this course to progress in my career, the environment was conducive to my learning and the course met my objectives well. The course tutor John Young was excellent.
Anonymous –
Sample questions in the “day reader” packs would be more helpful if they were closer to the real exam (and refined further to help show clearer answer(s) with better reasoning for the “right” answers).
The breaks were split really well.
The exam-preparation assets’ review at the end of day 5 was really helpful.
It was very helpful to include the 2011 Foundation syllabus in the “Course Material”, and to have it pointed out to us that the ATM syllabus is based on that (rather than the more up to date 2018 Foundation syllabus).
More variation on the “does that make sense?” phrasing could perhaps help with better participation for remotely attended courses.
There was a good mixture of using slides, sample questions, whiteboard, annotations, etc. which really brought the content to life.
Anonymous –
This course really taught me many things and I will check and would like to apply in my project. John was excellent in explaining the things across all the topics and especially in solving the questions. It gives me a clear picture how to analyse the question and answer it. Once again thanks for your time & support.
Thanks,
Vamshi
Anonymous –
Sample questions in the “day reader” packs would be more helpful if they were closer to the real exam (and refined further to help show clearer answer(s) with better reasoning for the “right” answers).
The breaks were split really well.
The exam-preparation assets’ review at the end of day 5 was really helpful.
It was very helpful to include the 2011 Foundation syllabus in the “Course Material”, and to have it pointed out to us that the ATM syllabus is based on that (rather than the more up to date 2018 Foundation syllabus).
More variation on the “does that make sense?” phrasing could perhaps help with better participation for remotely attended courses.
There was a good mixture of using slides, sample questions, whiteboard, annotations, etc. which really brought the content to life.
Anonymous –
This course really taught me many things and I will check and would like to apply in my project. John was excellent in explaining the things across all the topics and especially in solving the questions. It gives me a clear picture how to analyse the question and answer it. Once again thanks for your time & support.
Thanks,
Vamshi
Jermaine Amani | Principal Test Consultant | Sogeti –
Great Course – Tons of Information, broken down into easy to consume bite sized chunks.
Great Instructor too!
| Assistant Test Manager | –
Great course which looks at knowledge you may already have from experience but in more detail, John has a very engaging way of explaining things which benefits everyone’s learning style.
Sourabh Ashley Massey | Software Quality Manager | Derivco Sports –
Very detailed but nicely paced. Kept us engaged so didn’t loose focus midst the sessions
Gomathy Govindaswamy | Test Lead | WTC –
It was quiet intensive to start with and a lot to take on.