SKILLS ACQUIRED
- Explain the principles and concepts in software testing
- Understand what software testing ecosystem to build
- Know what to manage in a test project
- Comprehend the risk concepts, vocabulary used in the software development lifecycle
- Define test plans and prerequisites to test planning
- Understand purpose of reviews, prerequisites to reviews and review types
- Define test conditions from specifications, product environment, transaction types, business case and structural analysis
- Describe what is a use case and how use cases are created for test conditions
- Understand test conditions from user stories, test design techniques, process for building test cases, and required documentation
- Know fitness for use, basic concepts on test execution, testing controls, and defect management
- Record test results
- Explain measurement, test status and reporting of test results
- Understand requirements in testing specialized technologies such as web-based applications, mobile applications, cloud computing, IoT, DevOps, and agile environments
DESCRIPTION
Successful candidates demonstrate their basic understanding of the essential elements on the principles, concepts, tools and practices used in software testing and control in the IT profession. PeopleCert Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST) exam proves that the candidate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of the key principles of software testing and control and know what to do.
PREREQUISITES
There are no formal prerequisites for a candidate to sit the PeopleCert Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST) exam, however training with an accredited training organisation is strongly advised. The exam duration is 75 minutes, and the candidate needs to achieve a 70% score in order to be awarded the PeopleCert Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST) certification.
