ISTQB® Certified Tester - Agile Test Leadership at Scale (CT-ATLaS)

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2 days

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Scaled agility changes roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes. Test leadership becomes a strategic discipline between product vision, delivery pressure, and quality standards. What is needed is an approach that creates transparency and connects teams in complex environments.

Key topics

Test organization in SAFe®, LeSS, and comparable models.
Development of a company-wide test strategy.
Risk-based control and prioritization.
Quality metrics for management decisions.
Collaboration with DevOps and architecture.
Change management in the QA environment.

Prerequisites
Experience in agile testing, understanding of scaled frameworks, and experience in a leadership or coordinating role.

Target audience
Specialists and managers in test management, QA leads, agile transformation managers, quality assurance managers.

Scaled quality assurance requires clarity, attitude, and methodological certainty. Professional test management strengthens value creation, reduces risks, and positions quality as an integral part of modern product development.

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Course content

Quality assurance

Importance of quality assurance
Skills for quality assurance

Optimizing quality and processes in a value-based organization

Making value stream overview understandable
Clarify the significance of the value stream
Performing value stream evaluation
Consider the focus on quality and testing in the value stream
Use key figures to evaluate the value stream
Identify unproductive activities and losses

Ongoing optimization of tests and quality

Organized methods for solving testing and quality issues
Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle
Anchoring PDCA in the company
Holistic thinking and root cause analysis
Holistic thinking
Causes
Cause-and-effect diagram

Testing strategy in a value-based organization

Development of a company-wide testing strategy
Key practices from DevOps
Planning and implementation of an overall strategy for testing
Alignment of tests with business and technical requirements
Agile test management in a value-focused organization
Structural, product-related, and operational levels
Transition from classic test management to agile management on a large scale

Test procedures in a value-driven organization

Processes in the test environment
Difficulties in testing in large-scale agile product development
Coordination of tests between agile and traditional teams
Key figures for test and result flow
Organization of complex testing tasks and test procedures
Test tasks in stream-oriented and specialized teams

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Frequently asked questions

What is Agile Test Leadership at Scale in the ISTQB® context?

Agile Test Leadership at Scale describes the management and control of test strategies in large agile organizations. The focus is on scaled frameworks, coordinated test processes, quality management across multiple teams, and effective collaboration in complex development environments.

Who is this ISTQB® training course suitable for?

The training is suitable for experienced test managers, QA leads, agile coaches, test architects, and quality managers. It is particularly relevant for roles responsible for test strategy, quality control, and collaboration in scaled agile projects.

What topics are covered in the course?

Key topics include scaled agile testing strategies, quality control in large organizations, test governance, collaboration between multiple teams, integration of testing processes into frameworks such as SAFe, and strategic test management.

What are the requirements for participation?

The prerequisite is usually the ISTQB® Foundation Level certificate and practical experience in software testing. Knowledge of agile methods and working in Scrum, SAFe, or similar environments facilitates understanding of the content.

How does the certificate benefit your career?

The certificate confirms expertise in scaling agile testing strategies and managing testing organizations. Particularly relevant for roles in test management, QA management, agile transformations, and large software projects.

What role does test management play in scaled agile environments?

Test management coordinates quality strategies across multiple teams. This includes shared quality goals, coordinated test processes, continuous integration, automated testing, and governance structures in large agile development landscapes.

Which frameworks are relevant in the context of agile test leadership?

Typical frameworks include SAFe, LeSS, and Nexus. These models structure collaboration between multiple teams and require customized testing strategies, clear quality responsibility, and coordinated testing activities across different development units.

Why is a scaled testing strategy important for companies?

Scaled testing strategies ensure software quality in large agile organizations. They enable coordinated testing, transparent quality metrics, faster releases, and stable software despite parallel development by many teams.

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