INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE TESTING
Organization
Certification: acronym
Certification: description
Audience Degree and/or 1-3 years of experience in
Cost
Duration/Recertification
AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
QC (1) Software Testing Principles and
Test Environment
(2) Building the Test Environment
Test Management
Test Planning
Test Execution
Defect Tracking & Reporting
UAT
Offshoring & Outsourcing (8) Testing Software Developed by
Internal Controls (9) Testing Software Controls and the
Adequacy of Security Procedures
Automation & Tools
Continuous Improvement
Measurement
Teams
Communication
Quality Management
Quality Models
Baselines
QA
Quality Planning
Auditing
Data-Driven Analysis
Voice of Customer
Six Sigma
Quality Deployment
Process Management
Project Management
Statistics
DFSS
Training & Development
* QAI Certification Pre-Requisites on
Years of Experience (CAST/CASQ)
* QAI Certification Pre-Requisites
* QAI Certification Pre-Requisites
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SOFTWARE
CAST
Associate
in
Software Testing
IS
$200
(includes CBOK)
Contact QAI
Concepts
(3) Managing the Test Project
(4) Test Planning
(5) Executing the Test Plan
(6) Test Status,
Analysis and Reporting
(7) User Acceptance Testing
Outside Organizations
(10) Testing New Technologies
on Years of Experience
(CSTE/CSQA)
on Years of Experience
(CMST/CMSQ)
QUALITY ASSURANCE INSTITUTE (QAI) AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY (ASQ)
http://www.softwarecertifications.org and http://www.edistacertification.com/ http://www.asq.org
QUALIFICATIONS BOARD (ISTQB) TESTING (IIST)
http://www.astqb.org http://www.testinginstitute.com
CSTE CMST CASQ CSQA CMSQ CSPE CQSPE CQA CQIA CQPA CSSGB CSSBB CSQE CMQ/OE CTFL CTAL CSTP CTM
Software Quantitative Quality Manager of Quality/
Software Manager Associate in Software Manager of Quality Quality Process Six Sigma Green Six Sigma Software Quality Tester, Foundation Tester, Advanced Software Test Test
Process Software Improvement Organizational
Tester of SW Testing Software Quality Quality Analyst Software Quality Auditor Analyst Belt Black Belt Engineer Level Level Professional Manager
Engineer Process Engineer Associate Excellence
CSPE, degree Quality Analysts QA, QC Quality Managers, QA
Testers, CSTEs, 6+ Years of Degree and/or 1-3 years of Quality Analysts, 2+ Years of CSQAs, 6+ Years of Degree and/or 1-3 years Auditors Quality Analysts Process Engineer, QA Quality Analysts Entry level, 0+ Years of Technical Test Analyst, Test QC, 1 year Anyone with 3+ Years of
and 3+ years of 3 years of experience, 3 to 8 years of 5 to 10 years of
2+ Years of Experience in IT Experience experience in IS Experience in IT Experience of experience in IS field 3 to 8 years of experience* 2 years of experience 2 years of experience 3 years of experience Experience Analyst, Test Manager of Experience Experience
experience 1 six sigma project experience* experience*
$350 to $420 $600 $200 $350 to $420 $600 $230 ASQ members $155 ASQ members $155 ASQ members $175 ASQ members $260 ASQ members $230 ASQ members $290 ASQ members $250 $300 $695 - $2695 $695 - $2695
$200 $200
(includes CBOK) (includes CBOK) (includes CBOK) (includes CBOK) (includes CBOK) $390 non-members $335 non-members $335 non-members $335 non-members $420 non-members $390 non-members $450 non-members (+$120 Graduation fee) (+$120 Graduation fee)
3 Years 3 Years Contact QAI 3 Years 3 Years 3 Years 3 Years 3 Years Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime 3 Years 3 Years 3 Years Lifetime Contact ISTQB 3 Years 3 Years
SPECIFIC COVERAGE OF KNOWLEDGE AREA TOPICS BY BODY OF KNOWLEDGE BY CERTIFICATION
(7) Quality Control Practices (7) Quality Control Practices SE 501: An Introduction (1) General Knowledge (1) Fundamentals of (1) Basic Aspects of (1) Principles of (1) Test Process
(1) Software Testing Principles and Concepts
to Software Testing Testing Software Testing Software Testing. Management
(7) Software (2) Testing Throughout the (2) Testing Process (4) Test Organization
(2) Building the Test Environment
Configuration Management Software Life Cycle Management
(6) Software Verification (3) Static Techniques (4) Test Techniques (3) Managing the (2) Test Project
(3) Managing the Test Project
& Validation Testing Process Management
(4) Test Planning (1) Test Planning (4) Test Design (5) Testing of Software (2) Test Design
Techniques Characteristics
(5) Executing the Test Plan (3) Managing Test Execution (5) Test Management (3) Test Management (4) Test Executions and Defect
Tracking
(6) Test Status, (2) Test Reporting (7) Incident Management (4) Test Executions and Defect (2) Test Project
Analysis and Reporting Tracking Management
(7) User Acceptance Testing (5) Requirements Definitions,
Refinement and Verification
(8) Testing Software Developed by (10) Outsourcing, COTS and (10) Outsourcing, COTS and
Outside Organizations Contracting Quality Contracting Quality
(9) Testing Software Controls and the (9) Internal Control and (9) Internal Control and (5) Security
Adequacy of Security Procedures Security Security
(10) Testing New Technologies (6) Tool Support for (9) Test Tools & Automation (6) Test Automation (6) Test Automation
Testing Strategies & Architectures
QP100: Quantitative (2) Problem (3) Test Process
(4) Define, Deploy, and (6) Define, Build, Implement (6) Define, Build, Implement (3) Define, Deploy, and (3) Continuous (5) Improve & (7) Improve (8) Standards & Test
Software Solving & Measurement and
Improve Work Processes and Improve Work Processes and Improve Work Processes Improve Work Processes Improvement Control Improvement Process
Process Management Improvement Improvement
QP100: Quantitative
(5) Measurement (8) Metrics and Measurement (8) Metrics and Measurement (4) Measurement and SE202: Software Project (3) Measure (5) Measure (5) Software Metrics &
Software
Statistical Analysis Measurement and Metrics Analysis
Process Management
(6) Organizational (6) Organizational
(2) Teams (3) Team Management (1) Leadership (10) People Skills - Team
Development (Teams & Development (Teams &
Composition
Management) Management)
(7) Communication (7) Communication
(Leadership & Behavioral (Leadership & Behavioral
Skills) Skills)
SE 301: Basic Concepts (2) Software Quality
(2) Quality Leadership (2) Quality Leadership
of Software Quality Management
(1) Quality Principles and (1) Quality Principles and (1) Quality Basics (1) Quality Basics
Concepts Concepts
(3) Quality Baselines (3) Quality Baselines (2) Assessments (5) Quality Tools & (2) Define (4) Define
(Assessments and Models) (Assessments and Models) Techniques
(4) Quality Assurance (4) Quality Assurance SE 303: Formal Technical (6) Reviews (7) Static Testing (Inspections, (7) Software Quality
Reviews (FTR) Reviews, and Walkthroughs) Assurance
(5) Quality Planning (5) Quality Planning (1) Quality Planning
(1) Auditing
Fundamentals
(2) Audit Process
(3) Auditor Competencies
(4) Audit Program and
Business Applications
QP100: Quantitative
Software (3) Data Analysis (4) Analyze (6) Analyze
Process Management
(4) Customer- (6) Supply-Chain
Supplier Relations Management
(1) Overview: Six
Sigma & the
Organization
(2) Strategic Plan
(1) Enterprise-wide
Development and
Deployment
Deployment
QP100: Quantitative (2) Organizational
SE100: Software Engineering (3) Systems & Software (5) Risk Management
Software Process Management &
Process Approach Engineering Processes
Process Management Measures
SE201: Basic Concepts of (8) Control (4) Project Management (3) Management
Software Project Management Elements and Methods
QP100: Quantitative
(3) Measure (5) Measure (4) Quality Management
Software
Tools
Process Management
(9) Design for Six (5) Customer-Focused
Sigma Organizations
(7) Training and
Development
A 3 year degree or 4 year degree from an accredited college-level institution, or
A 2 year degree from an accredited college-level institution and 1 years experience in the information services field, or
Three years experience in the information services field
A 4 year degree from an accredited college-level institution and 2 years experience in the Information Technology field, or Diploma from a technical or trade school—one year will be waived
A 3 year degree from an accredited college-level institution and 3 years experience in the Information Technology field, or * ASQ Certification Pre-Requisites Associate degree—two years waived
A 2 year degree from an accredited college-level institution and 4 years experience in the Information Technology field, or on Years of Experience Bachelor's degree—four years waived
Master's or doctorate—five years waived
Six years experience in the Information Technology field
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college-level institution plus a minimum of 4 years experience in the software testing field, or
An associate degree plus a minimum of six years of experience in the software testing field, or
Eight years of experience in the software testing field.