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A tester on an Agile project works differently than one working on a traditional project. Testers must understand the values and principles that underpin Agile projects, and how testers are an integral part of a whole-team approach together with developers and business representatives.

Chapter 1: Agile Software Development

• The tester should remember the basic concept of Agile software development based on the Agile Manifesto.
• The tester should understand the advantages of the whole-team approach and the benefits of early and frequent feedback.
• The tester should recall Agile software development approaches.
• The tester should be able to write testable user stories in collaboration with developers and business representatives.
• The tester should understand how retrospectives can be used as a mechanism for process improvement in Agile projects.
• The tester should understand the use and purpose of continuous integration.
• The tester should know the differences between iteration and release planning, and how a tester adds value in each of these activities.

Chapter 2: Fundamental Agile Testing Principles, Practices, and Processes

• The tester should be able to describe the differences between testing activities in Agile projects and non-Agile projects.
• The tester should be able to describe how development and testing activities are integrated in Agile projects.
• The tester should be able to describe the role of independent testing in Agile projects.
• The tester should be able to describe the tools and techniques used to communicate the status of testing in an Agile project, including test progress and product quality.
• The tester should be able to describe the process of evolving tests across multiple iterations and explain why test automation is important to manage regression risk in Agile projects.
• The tester should understand the skills (people, domain, and testing) of a tester in an Agile team.
• The tester should be able to understand the role of a tester within an Agile team.

Chapter 3: Agile Testing Methods, Techniques, and Tools

• The tester should be able to recall the concepts of test-driven development, acceptance testdriven development, and behavior-driven development.
• The tester should be able to recall the concepts of the test pyramid.
• The tester should be able to summarize the testing quadrants and their relationships with testing levels and testing types.
• For a given Agile project, the tester should be able to work as a tester in a Scrum team.
• The tester should be able to assess quality risks within an Agile project.
• The tester should be able to estimate testing effort based on iteration content and quality risks.
• The tester should be able to interpret relevant information to support testing activities.
• The tester should be able to explain to business stakeholders how to define testable acceptance criteria.
• Given a user story, the tester should be able to write acceptance test-driven development test cases.
• For both functional and non-functional behavior, the tester should be able to write test cases using black box test design techniques based on given user stories.
• The tester should be able to perform exploratory testing to support the testing of an Agile project.
• The tester should be able to recall different tools available to testers according to their purpose and to activities in Agile projects.

Business outcomes

Holders of the ISTQB® CTFL Agile Tester Certificate can…

• Collaborate in a cross-functional Agile team being familiar with principles and basic practices of Agile software development.
• Adapt existing testing experience and knowledge to Agile values and principles.
• Support the Agile team in planning test-related activities.
• Apply relevant methods and techniques for testing in an Agile project.
• Assist the Agile team in test automation activities.
• Assist business stakeholders in defining understandable and testable user stories, scenarios, requirements and acceptance criteria as appropriate.
• Work and share information with other team members using effective communication styles and channels.

In general, a Certified Tester Foundation Level – Agile Tester is expected to have acquired the necessary skills to working effectively within an Agile team and environment.