New from Rocky Nook
A Study Guide for the Certified Tester Exam ISTQB–Advanced Level

Santa Barbara, CA—Aimed at experts who are dedicated to software testing, Software Testing Practice: Test Management addresses the major issues related to advanced, state-of-the-art test management. This book covers the syllabus required to pass the Certified Tester Examination, Advanced Level, as defined by the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB).

Software developers, project managers, quality managers, and team leaders will benefit from the comprehensive coverage of risk oriented management, and the way testing is shown to be an integral, though independent part of software development.

Included are best practices in the field of testing, as well as detailed descriptions of involved tasks, roles, and responsibilities. Well suited for self-study, the reader is “taken by the hand” and guided through the key concepts and terminology of software testing in a variety of scenarios and case studies (as featured in the first book in this series, Software Testing Foundations).

Not only will testers and test managers find this a must-read, but anyone requiring advanced professional knowledge and skills in this field, anyone wanting to become a true testing professional, will find this book a must for a successful, well-founded education in advanced test management.

Topics include:

• Test process and test tools
• Testing in the software life cycle
• Test policy and test manual
• Test plan and test planning
• Test control
• Incident management
• Risk management/risk-based testing
• Staff qualifications
• Test metrics

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Tilo Linz is CEO of imbus AG, a leading service company for software testing in Germany. His work emphasis is on consulting and coaching projects on software quality management, optimizing software development, and testing processes.

Thomas Rossner is cofounder of imbus AG. As a member of the board of directors, he is responsible for research and technology projects. Thomas is also actively involved in test management projects and in consultancy projects on the subject of test process improvement.

Andreas Spillner is a professor of computer science at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Bremen University of Applied Sciences. He is also a member of the German Testing Board. His work emphasis is on software, quality assurance, testing, and object-oriented system development.

Mario Winter is a professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering Science of Cologne University of Applied Sciences, and a member of the Software Quality Group. The focus of his teaching and research is on software development and project management, especially on the development and quality assurance of object-oriented software.

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