ISTQB Acceptance Testing

Audience

The ISTQB Specialist Acceptance Testing certification course is for you who are already ISTQB Foundation certificed and is involved in software acceptance testing activities. This includes people in roles such as product owner, business analysts, tester, test manager, test consultant, user acceptance tester, and software developer.

You are expected to allocate 5-10 hours for pre-course reading and complete 2 hours of homework each evening during the course.

Outcome

• A professional approach to acceptance testing (covering user acceptance testing, contractual– and regulatory acceptance testing, alpha and beta testing).
• Concepts and methods for the acceptance testing process within traditional and agile development, including verification and validation of produced artifacts.
• Methods for engaging in close and effective collaboration between business, testing, and other stakeholders in acceptance testing activities.

Content

The course is an ISTQB-accredited certification course which contain:

1. Introduction and Foundations
   - Fundamental Relationships
   - Business Analysis and Acceptance Testing
   
2. Acceptance Criteria, Acceptance Tests and Experience-Based Practices
   - Writing Acceptance Criteria
   - Designing Acceptance Tests
   - Experience-based Approaches for Acceptance Testing
   
3. Business Process and Business Rules Modeling
   - Modeling Business Processes and Rules
   - Deriving Acceptance Tests from Business Process/Rule Models
   - Business Process Modeling for Accepteance Testing
   
4. Acceptance Testing for Non-Functional Requirements
   - Non-Functional Characteristics and Quality in Use
   - Usability and User Experience
   - Performance Efficiency
   - Security
   
5. Collaborative Acceptance Testing
   - Collaboration
   - Activities
   - Tool Support

Format

In a few intensive days, you will be taught the topics included in the exam. The course comprises theoretical overviews, practical exercises, and classroom discussions. There will generally be a high level of participant activity.

You are expected to allocate 5-10 hours for pre-course reading and complete 2 hours of homework each evening during the course.

Certification

• The exam is an official ISTQB-exam and is taken online.
• Questions: 40 multiple choice, and no assistance is permitted.
• Duration: 60 minutes.
• Language: English. If English is not your native language you will receive additional 15 minutes.
• Format: You must answer at least 65% of the questions correctly to pass.