Software Certifications ~ Common Body of Knowledge (CSTE)

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Certified Associate in Software Quality (CASQ) Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) Certified Manager of Software Quality (CMSQ)

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Common Body of Knowledge: (CSTE)

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All candidates will be tested on the current CSTE CBOK / Skill Categories mentioned below. Those who are already a CSTE 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.

Skill Categories: (CSTE)
Software Testing Principles and Concepts Building the Test Environment Managing the Test Project Test Planning Executing the Test Plan Test Status, Analysis and Reporting User Acceptance Testing Testing Software Developed by Outside Organizations Testing Software Controls and the Adequacy of Security Procedures Testing New Technologies
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The Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK) for the CSTE is designed to cover the challenges faced by today’s software testers. The CBOK’s knowledge categories have been selected to address these challenges. It is recognized that many software testers do not need to be competent in all of the categories to fulfill their current job responsibilities. Categories one to six should be common to all test assignments and therefore most of the certification examination will focus on categories one to six. However, the candidate should have a basic knowledge of categories seven to ten to ensure correctness of test competencies and candidates will be examined at a high level on these categories.

General Bibliographic References
It is each candidate's responsibility to stay current in the field and to be aware of published works and materials available for professional study and development. Software Certifications recommends that candidates for certification continually research and stay aware of current literature and trends in the field. There are many valuable references that have not been listed here. These references are offered for informational purposes only.

==> Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing by Rex Black. Microsoft Press, 1999 ==> Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Testing by William E. Perry and Randall Rice. Dorset House, 1997 ==> Effective Methods of Software Testing , Second Edition by William E. Perry. Wiley, 2000 ==> Software Test Automation by Mark Fewster and Dorothy Graham. Addision-Wesley, 1999 ==> Testing Computer Software, Second Edition by Cem Kaner, Jack Falk, Hung Quoc Nguyen. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993 ==> Black Box Testing Techniques by Boris Beizer. Wiley, 1995 ==> A Guide to Software Package Evaluation and Selection by Nathan Hollander. AMACOM, 2000 ==> A Manager's Guide to Software Engineering by Roger S. Pressman. McGraw Hill, 1993

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