The objective is to certify that the participant has gained the requisite knowledge & skills to plan and manage software test activities as well as test resources in an organization. Its main aim is to bridge the gap in managerial abilities of software testing professionals to enable efficient software test management.

The certificate would confirm the understanding of the participant on:  

• Software project management, team organization, and project scheduling concepts
• Importance of estimation
• Empirical and decomposition methods of estimation
• Basic concepts of risk management
• Identification and management of risks

• Software testing professionals with 3 to 5 years of experience
• Software development leads or managers intending to be software test leads or software test management positions
• Individuals who have completed STP (Software Testing Professional) exam and want to grow further in their career

• Education:
• More than 3 years of work experience in software development or testing
• Successful completion of “Software Testing Professional” exam

• EdistaLearning Modules
  • SE201: Basic Concepts of Software Project Management
• SE 203: Basic Concepts & Techniques of Estimation
• SE 206: Risk Management

• Books
  • Software test management by F. J Mullin
• Successful Test Management: An Integral Approach by Iris Pinkster, Bob van de Burgt, Dennis Janssen, and Erik van Veenendaal
• Risk Management in Software Development Projects (Computer Weekly Professional) by John McManus
• Software Engineering Risk Management by Dale Walter Karolak, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1996

• Websites
  • http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/index.php
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• Exam duration: 1 hour
  (Breakup of 1 hour: 40 min Objective, 10 min Subjective, 10 min Case study)
• Question paper consists of following sections:
• Section 1 Objective: 60 % weightage (40 questions)
• Section 2 Subjective: 20% weightage (5 questions)
• Section 3 Case Study: 20% weightage (1 question, 2 options would be provided to choose from)
• Passing percentage
• For each of the 3 sections: 60 %
• Overall percentage in certification exam: 75 %

You are now ready to register for the certification program by using any one of the following options:

• Option 1: To prepare and then take the certification exam, register for the elearning course by clicking here.
• Option 2: If you don't need any preparation and are ready to take the certification exam, fill the registration form by clicking here.
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