Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Analyst (CTAL-TA)

▪ Introduction
▪ Testing in the Software Development Lifecycle
▪ Test Analysis
▪ Test Design
▪ Low-level and High-level Test Cases
▪ Design of Test Cases
▪ Test Implementation
▪ Test Execution
▪ The Test Analyst's Tasks in Risk-Based Testing 

▪ Risk Identification
▪ Risk Assessment
▪ Risk Mitigation
▪ Prioritizing the Tests
▪ Adjusting Testing for Future Test Cycles
▪ Test Techniques 

▪ Black-Box Test Techniques
▪ Equivalence Partitioning
▪ Boundary Value Analysis
▪ Decision Table Testing
▪ State Transition Testing
▪ Classification Tree Technique
▪ Pairwise Testing
▪ Use Case Testing
▪ Combining Techniques
▪ Experience-Based Test Techniques
▪ Error Guessing
▪ Checklist-Based Testing
▪ Exploratory Testing
▪ Defect-Based Test Techniques
▪ Applying the Most Appropriate Technique
▪ Testing Software Quality Characteristics

▪ Quality Characteristics for Business Domain Testing
▪ Functional Correctness Testing
▪ Functional Appropriateness Testing
▪ Functional Completeness Testing
▪ Interoperability Testing
▪ Usability Evaluation
▪ Portability Testing
▪ Reviews 

▪ Using Checklists in Reviews
▪ Requirements Reviews
▪ User Story Reviews
▪ Tailoring Checklists
▪ Test Tools and Automation

▪ Keyword-Driven Testing
▪ Types of Test Tools
▪ Test Design Tools
▪ Test Data Preparation Tools
▪ Automated Test Execution Tools