Guideline for ISTQB Certification Exam and Recommended ISTQB Book

If you are preparing for the ISTQB Certification Exam, here is guideline from me.

1. Reading document provided by ISTQB website.
You should start with the syllabus, glossary and sample ISTQB Certification Exam which are available in ISTQB website. The information in these documents will provide you the scope of software testing knowledge that will be used for ISTQB Certification Exam.

2. Learning from internet.
You can find more information from many forums and articles available in internet. However, you should be aware of the error of information if you need to prepare for ISTQB Certification Exam.

3. Reading ISTQB book.
I recommend you to use an ISTQB book and documents provided by ISTQB from above together. Using documents from ISTQB as a checklist and then, using the ISTQB book for more detail.

Here is the list of recommended ISTQB book for ISTQB Certification Exam. You can see more detail and review by follows the link.

	Foundations of Software Testing: ISTQB Certification A Guide To Passing The ISTQB Foundation Level Exam Foundations of Software Testing. Whether you are a students or tester, this book is an essential purchase if you want to benefit from the knowledge and experience of those involved in the writing of the ISTQB Syllabus.
	Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)A Guide To Passing The ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst. This book is written for the test analyst who wants to achieve advanced skills in test analysis, design, and execution. With a hands-on, exercise-rich approach, this book teaches you how to define and carry out the tasks required to put a test strategy into action.
	Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test ManagerA Guide To Passing The ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager. This book teaches test managers what they need to know to achieve advanced skills in test estimation, test planning, test monitoring, and test control. Readers will learn how to define the overall testing goals and strategies for the systems being tested. Target Audience: Software Testers, Programmers, System Designers, IT Managers.
	Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test AnalystA Guide To Passing The ISTQB Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst. This book is written for the technical test analyst who wants to achieve advanced skills in test analysis, design, and execution. With a hands-on, exercise-rich approach, this book teaches you how to define and carry out the tasks required to put a test strategy into action.

With my guideline for ISTQB Certification Exam, I hope that you will success in ISTQB Certification Exam. Good luck with your exam.

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Software Testing Certification For Testing Tools

After you have visited Software Testing Certifications in previous article, you may would like to know the Software Testing Certification For Testing Tools as well. There are many Software Testing Certifications which are developed by tool vendors. To get the Software Testing Certification will help you to enhance the software testing knowledge in specific software testing tool.

Here is the list of available Software Testing Certification for testing tools:

1. HP
Certification: There are many software testing certifications available for testing tools from HP (e.g., Quick Test Professional (QTP), Quality Center (QC), Load Runner).
Related Document: HP Certifications

2. IBM
Certification: There are many software testing certifications available for testing tools from HP (e.g., IBM Solution Designer - Rational Performance Tester, IBM Certified Solution Designer - Rational Manual Tester).
Related Document: IBM Certifications

If you know more Software Testing Certification available, please let me know. Then, we can consolidate and have single point for all of available software testing certifications.

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Software Testing Certification

There are many Software Testing Certifications available for QA and Software Tester which are developed by many organizations. To get the Software Testing Certification will help you to enhance the software testing knowledge in this field. I will use this article to maintain the list of Software Testing Certification.

Here is the list of available Software Testing Certification:

1. The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)
Certification: There are two levels of software testing certification: The Foundation Level certificate and the Advanced Level certificate.
Related Document: http://istqb.org/display/ISTQB/Downloads?atl_token=F5FhF5FHY6
Guideline: Guideline for ISTQB Certification Exam and Recommended ISTQB Book

2. International Software Certification Board (ISCB)
Certification: There are three levels of software testing certification for both Software Testers and Quality Assurance:
Software Testers - CAST -> CSTE -> CMST 
Software Quality Assurance - CASQ -> CSQA -> CMSQ

3. International Institute for Software Testing (IIST)
Certification: Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) 

See more Software Testing Certifications in Software Testing Certifications For Testing Tools.

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