ISTQB® CTAL Test Management v3.0
Develop the leadership and strategic skills to manage, control, and improve software testing activities.
About this Training
This advanced training focuses on test management principles, strategies, and leadership skills required to plan, monitor, and control testing activities in complex software projects. It follows the ISTQB® CTAL-TM v3.0 syllabus and prepares participants for the official certification exam.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
- Define and implement effective test strategies and policies
- Plan, estimate, and control test activities
- Apply risk-based testing techniques
- Monitor testing progress using metrics and KPIs
- Manage defects, reporting, and stakeholder communication
- Lead and organize test teams in different project contexts
Program
| Day 1 | Introduction to test management, SDLC integration, test policies, test strategies, and risk-based testing fundamentals |
| Day 2 | Test planning, estimation techniques, test design strategy, entry/exit criteria, and test documentation |
| Day 3 | Monitoring & control, metrics and KPIs, defect management, reporting, and stakeholder communication |
| Day 4 | Team management, test organization models, outsourcing strategies, agile & distributed teams, and leadership practices |
| Day 5 | Continuous improvement, test process optimization, maturity models, advanced risk-based testing, recap, and full mock exam |
Prerequisites
Participants should hold the ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) certification. Practical experience in software testing or test coordination is strongly recommended.
Exam Information
The ISTQB® CTAL Test Management exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions assessing advanced knowledge of test strategy,
planning, monitoring, and leadership.
A passing score of approximately 65% is required according to ISTQB® guidelines.
Duration: 120 minutes (plus extra time for non-native language candidates where applicable).