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This book teaches test managers what they need to know to achieve advanced skills in test estimation, test planning, test monitoring, and test control. Readers will learn how to define the overall testing goals and strategies for the systems being tested.
This hands-on, exercise-rich book provides experience with planning, scheduling, and tracking these tasks. You'll be able to describe and organize the necessary activities as well as learn to select, acquire, and assign adequate resources for testing tasks. Learn how to form, organize, and lead testing teams Master the organizing of communication among the members of the testing teams, and between the testing teams and all the other stakeholders. Additionally, you'll learn how to justify decisions and provide adequate reporting information where applicable.Target Audience: Software Testers, Programmers, System Designers, IT Managers
About the Author
With a quarter-century of software and systems engineering experience, Rex Black is President of RBCS (www.rbcs-us.com), a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. For over a dozen years, RBCS has delivered services in consulting, outsourcing, and training for software and hardware testing. Employing the industry ™s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing; builds and improves testing groups; and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. Ranging from Fortune 20 companies to start-ups, RBCS ™s clients save time and money through improved product development, decreased tech support calls, improved corporate reputation, and more.
As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today. His popular first book, Managing the Testing Process, has sold over 30,000 copies around the world, including Japanese, Chinese, and Indian releases. His three other books on testing, Critical Testing Processes, Foundations of Software Testing, and Pragmatic Software Testing, have also sold tens of thousands of copies, including Hebrew, Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Russian editions. He has written over twenty-five articles, presented hundreds of papers, workshops, and seminars, and given about thirty keynote speeches at conferences and events around the world. Rex is the President of both the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) and the American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB).
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Valuable both as study guide and as a reference,
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This review is from: Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager (Paperback)
I bought both available books from Rex Black promoted as guides to the ISTQB certification for advanced software testing. My main goal was to have an aid in the preparation of the advanced-level exams. While having extensive knowledge and lots of experience in software testing, I'm sure this book has contributed greatly to me passing the exams with good marks. The books brought corrections to my understanding and an overall improvement to several of my weak areas (that were examined during the ISTQB certification). The books use good case studies, exercises and contain pertinent exam questions after each block (with the answers in the book itself, not on some external site). I found it particular handy that the books follow the structure of the ISTQB syllabus.Not only have these books proven to be valuable guides to the ISTQB exams, they have become references for my work; many of the real-life examples are relevant to my tasks as a Testing consultant, similar in addressing situation and needs that I encounter on the job on a daily basis. Cees
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VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!,
By John R. Vacca "Tech Write Independent Reviewer" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager (Paperback)
Are you a test manager? If you are, then this book is for you! Author Rex Black has done an outstanding job of writing the second volume of a book with a focus on the material and learning objectives for the advanced test manager.Black, begins with an overview of contextual and background material that influences some of the basic aspects of software testing. Next, the author discusses the process of testing and the activities that occur within that process. Then, he discusses test management activities from the start to the end of the text process and introduces the considerations of risk for testing. He continues by focusing on test analysts and technical test analysts. Next, the author discusses the tests of software characteristics based on the taxonomy of quality characteristics described in the ISO 9126 standard. Then, he introduces you to reviews and covers strategies for effective and successful reviews. The author continues by using the IEEE 1044 standard to focus on incident lifecycles and the information testers should gather for incident reports. Next, he focuses on introducing a number of international, national, and domain-specific standards. He continues by providing a solid conceptual background for test tools and automation. Next, the author discusses the skills of the individual tester; as well as, the internal and external test team dynamics. Finally, the author shows you what you need to know in order to prepare for the ISTQB Advanced Test Manager exam. This most excellent book follows the International Software Testing Qualifications Board's (ISTQB's) Advanced Level syllabus, with a focus on the material and learning objectives for the advanced test manager. More importantly, it can help you prepare for the ISTQB Advanced Test Manager exam. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice and easy to read,
By Ilham Houda "Illy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager (Paperback)
This is a nice and easy book to read; it covers some of the necessaries skills needed to become an effective Test Manager. The combination of certain topics along with the study cases and the exercises made the chapters easy to read and follow. I would recommend this book as a good informational book (I am not sure about preparing you for the test).
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very useful source for the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager exam,
By Bernard Homes - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager (Paperback)
This book can serve as adequate study guide for the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager certification. As Editor and one of the authors of the ISTQB Advanced Level syllabus, I can confirm that this book fits the bill.Of course it is not enough, one book or one vision is never enough to be "Advanced", but it is a very good starting point. I strongly suggest it to readers, as one book to have on one's shelf of testing reference books. Bernard Homès |
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