All candidates will be tested on the current CSPM CBOK / Skill Categories mentioned below. Those who are already a CSPM certificant and plan to recertify will either be tested (recertification examination) or need to start obtaining CPE credits towards recertification (journal) based off this current version of the CBOK.
Knowledge Skill Category 9: Verification and Validation
Domain Description:
Understanding of the process of software testing from the initiation of the project through the final culmination of a project (i.e. the "V" concept of testing).
Various types of validation testing, such as reviews and inspections.
Various types of verification testing, including unit testing, string of integration testing, system testing, and user acceptance testing.
Understanding of a software test plan and how that test plan integrates into the project plan.
Understanding of defects, defect management, defect description, and defect prioritization.
Types of reporting that are most commonly associated with software testing.
Documentation samples might include one of the following:
Examples include the project plan with specific reference to how the project was (or is to be) tested. May refer to a separate test plan.
Sample defect management report either produced manually or using an automated tool.
Sample test plans – SRS, STP, UTP, ATP, MTP, UAT(no more than 10 pages)
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