ISTQB Software Testing Foundation

ISTQB Software Testing Foundation

Domain 1: Fundamentals of Testing 
 

Module 1: What is Testing? 

• What is Testing? 

• Testing and Debugging 
   

Module 2: Why is Testing Necessary? 

• Why is Testing Necessary? 

• Testing’s Contributions to Success 

• Testing and Quality Assurance (QA) 

• Errors, Defects, Failures, and Root Causes 
   

Module 3: Testing Principles 

• Testing Principles
   

Module 4: Test Activities, Testware and Test Roles 

• Test Activities and Tasks 

• Test Process in Context 

• Testware 

• Traceability Between the Test Basis and Test Work Products 

• Testing Roles 
   

Module 5: Essential Skills and Good Practices in Testing 

• Generic Skills Required for Testing 

• Whole Team Approach 

• Advantages of the Whole Team Approach 

• Independence of Testing 

• Levels of Independence 
   

Domain 2: Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle 
 

Module 1: Testing in the Context of a Software Development Lifecycle 

• Software Development and Software Testing 

• Software Development Life Cycle Models 

• Impact of the Software Development Lifecycle on Testing 

• Software Development Lifecycle and Good Testing Practices 

• Software Development Models 

• Testing as a Driver for Software Development 

• DevOps and Testing 

• Shift Left Approach 

• Retrospectives and Process Improvement 
   

Module 2: Test Levels and Test Types 

• Test Levels 

• Component Testing 

• Integration Testing 

• System Testing 

• System Integration Testing (SIT) 

• Acceptance Testing 

• Test Types 

• Confirmation Testing and Regression Testing 
   

Module 3: Maintenance Testing 

• Maintenance Testing 
   

Domain 3: Static Testing 
 

Module 1: Static Testing Basics 

• Static Testing Basics 

• Work Products Examinable by Static Testing 

• Value of Static Testing 

• Differences between Static Testing and Dynamic Testing 
   

Module 2: Feedback and Review Process 

• Feedback and Review Process 

• Review Process Activities 

• Roles and Responsibilities in Reviews 

• Review Types 

• Success Factors for Reviews 
   

Domain 4: Test Analysis and Design 
 

Module 1: Test Techniques Overview 

• Test Techniques Overview 
   

Module 2: Black-box Test Techniques 

• Equivalence Partitioning 

• Exercise 

• Boundary Value Analysis 

• Exercise 

• Decision Table Testing 

• Exercise 

• State Transition Testing 

• Exercise 
   

Module 3: White-box Test Techniques 

• White-box Test Techniques 

• Statement Testing and Statement Coverage 

• Branch Testing and Branch Coverage 

• The Value of White-box Testing 
   

Module 4: Experience-based Test Techniques 

• Error Guessing 

• Exploratory Testing 

• Checklist-Based Testing 
   

Module 5: Collaboration-based Test Approaches 

• Collaboration-based Test Approaches 

• Example 1: E-Commerce Website Checkout Feature 

• Example 2: Hospital Management Software 

• Exercise 

• Collaboration-based Test Approaches 
   

Domain 5: Managing the Test Activities 
 

Module 1: Test Planning 

• Purpose and Content of a Test Plan 

• Tester's Contribution to Iteration and Release Planning 

• Entry Criteria and Exit Criteria 

• Estimation Techniques 

• Example 

• Test Case Prioritisation 

• Example: Risk-Based Prioritisation 

• Test Case Prioritisation 

• Example: Test Case Prioritisation 

• Test Case Prioritisation 

• Example: Requirements-Based Prioritisation 

• Exercise 

• Test Pyramid 

• Testing Quadrants 
   

Module 2: Risk Management 

• Risk Definition 

• Risk Attributes 

• Project and Product Risks 

• Project Risks 

• Product Risk Analysis 

• Product Risk Analysis: Risk Identification 

• Risk Control 

• Risk Control – Risk Mitigation 

• Risk Control – Risk Mitigation (Example) 

• Risk Control – Risk Monitoring 

• Risk Control – Risk Monitoring (Example) 
   

Module 3: Test Monitoring, Test Control and Test Completion 

• Test Monitoring 

• Test Reporting 

• Communicating the Status of Testing 
   

Module 4: Configuration Management 
 

Configuration Management 
 

Module 5: Defect Management 

• Defect Management 

• Exercise 
   

Domain 6: Test Tools 
 

Module 1: Tool Support for Testing 

• The Meaning and Purpose of Tool Support 

• Tool Support for Testing 
   

Module 2: Benefits and Risks of Test Automation 

• Benefits and Risks of Test Automation