This 2-day course is about how to deliver software testing effectively in an Agile development environment. It is useful both for testing specialists and for other IT professionals who will need to work closely with them, or to manage them, on an Agile project.
This 2-day course is about how to deliver software testing effectively in an Agile development environment. It is useful both for testing specialists and for other IT professionals who will need to work closely with them, or to manage them, on an Agile project.
Learning Objectives
Certified agile testers should be able to demonstrate their skills in the following areas:
Exam Structure
Similar to the Foundation Level Certification exam, the Agile Tester Certification exam will comprise of 40 multiple choice questions, with a pass mark of 65% to be completed within 60 minutes.
Participants that take the exam not in their spoken language, will receive additional 25% time, for a total of 75 minutes.
Module | Number of questions | Exam length (minutes) | Exam length +25% (minutes) | |||||
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Foundation Level Agile Tester | 40 | 60 | 75 |
Agile testing is a relatively new approach to software testing that follows the principles of agile software development as outlined in the Agile Manifesto.
A tester on an Agile project will work differently than one working on a traditional project. Testers must understand the values and principles that underpin Agile projects, and how testers are an integral part of a whole-team approach together with developers and business representatives.
There is a lot of confusion concerning agile testing – which means there’s an educational opportunity as well. The Agile Tester will give the tester the knowledge to be part of agile testing teams and achieve high performance.
Have a look at the Agile Tester Smartshow.