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March 2013
What's new in ISTQB®
and CaSTB
Petr NEUGEBAUER, Marcel VESELKA
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Introduction (Marcel)
What’s going on in ISTQB (Petr)
ISTQB in general
Current status
What’s new in ISTQB
What’s going on in CaSTB (Marcel)
ISTQB in general
Current status
Our contribution to ISTQB
History of CaSTB road map (Petr & Marcel)
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Agenda
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Petr NEUGEBAUER
12+ years in SW development, SW testing and Quality
Assurance; 7+ years of experience in management
Head of Quality Assurance / Project Management
department at Y Soft corporation
CaSTB (since 10/2006)
Marketing and promotion manager
Member of Accreditation group and CZ localization group
Designed and implemented QA Career paths aligned
with ISTQB certification scheme
http://cz.linkedin.com/in/petrneugebauer
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Introduction
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Marcel VESELKA
8 years in SW testing
Tester and Test manager in finance
Focused on banking area
Česká spořitelna, Slovenská sporiteľňa, Raiffeisenbank
CaSTB (since 12/2007)
Vice-president
Accreditation board chair
[pro]Test! Founder
http://cz.linkedin.com/in/marcelveselka
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Introduction
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What’s going on in ISTQB CzechTest 2013
MISSION: To continually improve and advance
the software testing profession
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What is ISTQB?
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ISTQB® Member Boards are nowadays 46 (in 70 countries), covering:
90% of total world GDP / 75% of total population
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Geographic coverage
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ISTQB Worldwide
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ISTQB® – Levels and Syllabi
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Foundation Level: ~235.000
Advanced Level – Test Manager: ~14.000
Advanced Level – Test Analyst: ~10.000
Advanced Level – Technical Test Analyst: ~6.000
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Certification issued
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Comparison to PM certifications
There is no real global competitor to ISTQB.
How big is ISTQB in comparison to PM
certifications?
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Comparison to PM certifications
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ISTQB
~ 265 k
PRINCE 2
~ 300 k
IPMA
~ 400 k
PMI
~ 400 k
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ISTQB ® - The Evolution
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1998 ISEB (Information Systems Examinations Board, part of the British Computer Society)
develops the Certified Tester Syllabus. The first Software Testers are certified in 1998
2002 The I ISTQB® (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) is founded by 8 member boards: Austria,
Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and UK
2003 The syllabus for the “Advanced Level“ is completed
2004 First exams for “ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level“
2006 The number of member boards grows steadily
2007 The Foundation and Advanced Syllabi are improved
2009 The number of Member Boards climbs further
The number of certifications reaches 100.000
2010 BCS withdraws ISEB Test Practitioner scheme in favor of ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced
Level. The first “Expert Level” syllabus is released
2011 More than 200.000 certifications issued across the world
Issue of additional Expert Level Syllabi
2012 New version of the Advanced Level syllabus
Activation of the “ISTQB® Partner Program”
First issue of the “ISTQB® Software Testing Excellence Award”
What’s new??
ISTQB® - 10th year anniversary
News in 2012/2013
New ISTQB® web pages
ISTQB Conference Network (Czechtest)
New version of the Advanced Level syllabus
ISTQB® Award
ISTQB® Partner Program
ISTQB recognized Mobile App
Planned activities
New revised processes within ISTQB® and focus on overall
quality improvements (internal audits for local boards)
New Foundation level add-ons
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What’s new
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Introduction of new version of Advanced level syllabus
Advanced Level – Test Manager: 5 days (5d)
Advanced Level – Test Analyst: 4 days (5d)
Advanced Level – Technical Test Analyst: 3 days (5d)
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Training changes in 2013
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Partner program
We provide recognition to
companies that are investing in ISTQB®
scheme Community at large
ALM developers/ Academia/ Public
Administration
IT User/ Service Providers
Certified Professionals
Training Providers
/Exam bodies
Member boards
GA/ Exec/W
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Partner program
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GOLD LEVEL SILVER LEVEL PLATINUM
LEVEL
ISTQB Mobile App
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TestGloss Downloads: 500+
TestCompetence Mobile Downloads: 1000+
What’s going on in ISTQB …
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Czech and Slovak Testing
Board CzechTest 2013
Czech and Slovak Testing Board (CaSTB)
ISTQB recognized regional testing board for Czech
Republic and Slovakia
Our mission
Promote testing as a profession
Accreditation of training providers
Certification of testing professionals
Provide testing professionals a platform (i.e. forums) for sharing
know-how and experience
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What is CaSTB?
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CERTIFICATIONS
ACCREDITATIONS
PARTNERS
CaSTB certifications
Foundation Level 731
Advanced Level
Test Manager 23
Test Analyst 11
Technical Test Analyst 6
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Certifications
ISTQB certifications
Foundation Level: ~235.000
Advanced Level – Test Manager: ~14.000
Advanced Level – Test Analyst: ~10.000
Advanced Level – Technical Test Analyst:
~6.000
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CERTIFICATIONS
CTFL
CN group, s.r.o.
Profiq, s.r.o.
Re-accreditation planned for this year (STEST, s.r.o.)
CTAL-TM
STEST, s.r.o.
CTAL-TA
STEST, s.r.o.
CTAL-TTA
STEST, s.r.o. in accreditation process
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Acreditations
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ACCREDITATIONS
CaSTB achievements
Silver level: 2 candidates
Gold level: 1 candidate
Platinum level: none
Global level: none
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Partners
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PARTNERS
History and future of CaSTB
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Dec 2006 CaSTB Foundation
May 2013 CZ CTFL Syllabus
Oct 2013 At least 3 ISTQB partnerships
Summer 2013 New CaSTB web
2007 2010 2012 03/2013 06/2013 09/2013 12/2013
Sep 2013 Glossary
April 2013 First ISTQB Partnership
Dec 2013 3 FL Training providers 2 AL Training providers 1000+ certification issued
Feb 2008 SK CTFL syllabus and SK glossary issued
Aug 2008 CTFL syllabus translated into CZ
22/2/2008 First certification organized in Bratislava
Mar 2011 ISTQB GA hosted in Prague by CaSTB
NO
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Thank you!
Petr NEUGEBAUER, Marcel VESELKA
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ISTQB® Summary Slides http://istqb.org/about-istqb/istqb-slides.html
Foundation Level in a Nutshell http://istqb.org/certification-path-root/foundation-level/foundation-level-in-a-nutshell.html
Advanced Level in a Nutshell http://istqb.org/certification-path-root/advanced-level/advanced-level-in-a-nutshell.html
Expert Level in a Nutshell http://istqb.org/certification-path-root/expert-level/expert-level-in-a-nutshell.html
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Further reading
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Contacts
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ISTQB® Official Website:
www.istqb.org
ISTQB® Address:
Avenue du Roi, 206
1190 Brussels
Belgium
ISTQB® Contact E-mail:
ISTQB® / CaSTB
CaSTB Official Website:
www.castb.org
CaSTB Address:
Novotného lávka 5
116 68 Praha 1
Czech Republic
CaSTB Contact E-mail:
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ISTQB® Channels
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You Tube presence : http://www.youtube.com/user/ISTQBORG
Slide Share presence : http://www.slideshare.net/ISTQBORG
LinkedIn Community : http://www.linkedin.com/
groups?about=&gid=4064826&trk=anet_ug_grppro
Twitter channel : http://twitter.com/#!/ISTQBORG
XING community : https://www.xing.com/net/istqb
Facebook Page : http://www.facebook.com/istqborg
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