QUALITY ASSURANCE INSTITUTE (QAI) AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY (ASQ) INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE TESTING

Organization
http://www.softwarecertifications.org http://www.asq.org QUALIFICATIONS BOARD (ISTQB)
http://www.astqb.org
Certification: acronym CSTE CMST CSQA CMSQ CQA CQIA CQPA CSSGB CSSBB CSQE CMQ/OE CTFL CTAL
Quality Manager of Quality /
Certified Manager of SW Certified Manager of Quality Process Six Sigma Green Software Quality
Certified Software Tester Quality Analysts Quality Auditor Improvement Six Sigma Black Belt Organizational Certified Tester, Foundation Certified Tester, Advanced
Testing Software Quality Analyst Belt Engineer
Certification: description Associate Excellence Level Level
Process Engineer,
Auditors Quality Analysts Quality Analysts QA, QC Quality Managers, QA
CSTEs, 6+ Years of Quality Analysts, 2+ Years of CSQAs, 6+ Years of Quality Analysts QA Entry level, 0+ Years of Technical Test Analyst, Test
Testers, 2+ Years of Experience in IT 3 to 8 years of 3 years of 3 years of experience, 3 to 8 years of 5 to 10 years of
Experience Experience in IT Experience 2 years of experience 2 years of Experience Analyst, Test Manager
experience* experience one six sigma project experience* experience*
Audience experience
$350 to $420 $600 $350 to $420 $600 $360 / $210 $305 / $155 $305 / $155 $305 / $155 $390 / $240 $360 / $210 $420 / $270 $250 $300
Cost
Duration/Recertification 3 Years 3 Years 3 Years 3 Years 3 Years Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime 3 Years 3 Years 3 Years Lifetime
(1) Software Testing Principles and (1) Basic Aspects of Software
QC (7) Quality Control Practices (1) General Knowledge (1) Fundamentals of Testing
Concepts Testing
(7) Software
(2) Testing Throughout the
Test Environment (2) Building the Test Environment Configuration (2) Testing Process
Software Life Cycle
Management
(6) Software Verification
Test Management (3) Managing the Test Project (3) Static Techniques (3) Test Management
& Validation
Test Planning (4) Test Planning (1) Test Planning (4) Test Design Techniques (4) Test Techniques
(5) Testing of Software
Test Execution (5) Executing the Test Plan (3) Managing Test Execution (5) Test Management
Characteristics
Defect Tracking & Reporting (6) Test Status, Analysis and Reporting (2) Test Reporting (7) Incident Management
UAT (7) User Acceptance Testing
(8) Testing Software Developed by (10) Outsourcing, COTS and
Offshoring & Outsourcing
Outside Organizations Contracting Quality
(9) Testing Software Controls and the (9) Internal Control and
Internal Controls (5) Security
Adequacy of Security Procedures Security
Automation & Tools (10) Testing New Technologies (6) Tool Support for Testing (9) Test Tools & Automation
(2) Problem
(4) Define, Deploy, and (6) Define, Build, Implement (3) Define, Deploy, and (3) Continuous (5) Improve & (8) Standards & Test
Continuous Improvement Solving & (7) Improve
Improve Work Processes and Improve Work Processes Improve Work Processes Improvement Control Improvement Process
Improvement
(4) Measurement and (5) Software Metrics &
Measurement (5) Measurement (8) Metrics and Measurement (3) Measure (5) Measure
Statistical Analysis Analysis
(6) Organizational (6) Organizational
(10) People Skills - Team
Teams Development (Teams & Development (Teams & (2) Teams (3) Team Management
Composition
Management) Management)
(7) Communication (7) Communication
Communication (Leadership & Behavioral (Leadership & Behavioral (1) Leadership
Skills) Skills)
Quality Management (2) Quality Leadership
(1) Quality Principles and
Quality Models (1) Quality Basics (1) Quality Basics
Concepts
(3) Quality Baselines (5) Quality Tools &
Baselines (2) Assessments (2) Define (4) Define
(Assessments and Models) Techniques
QA (4) Quality Assurance (6) Reviews
Quality Planning (5) Quality Planning (1) Quality Planning
(1) Auditing
Auditing
Fundamentals
" (2) Audit Process
(3) Auditor
"
Competencies
(4) Audit Program
" and Business
Applications
Data-Driven Analysis (3) Data Analysis (4) Analyze (6) Analyze
(4) Customer- (6) Supply-Chain
Voice of Customer
Supplier Relations Management
(1) Overview: Six
Six Sigma Sigma & the
Organization
(2) Strategic Plan
(1) Enterprise-wide (2) Software Quality
Quality Deployment Development and
Deployment Management
Deployment
(2) Organizational
(3) Systems & Software
Process Management Process Management &
Engineering Processes
Measures
(3) Management
Project Management (8) Control (4) Project Management
Elements and Methods
(4) Quality Management
Statistics
Tools
(9) Design for Six (5) Customer-Focused
DFSS
Sigma Organizations
(7) Training and
Training & Development
Development

* QAI Certification Pre-Requisites on Years of Experience (CSTE/CSQA) * ASQ Certification Pre-Requisites on Years of Experience
A 4 year degree from an accredited college-level institution and 2 years experience in the Information Technology field Diploma from a technical or trade school—one year will be waived
A 3 year degree from an accredited college-level institution and 3 years experience in the Information Technology field Associate degree—two years waived
A 2 year degree from an accredited college-level institution and 4 years experience in the Information Technology field Bachelor's degree—four years waived
Six years experience in the Information Technology field Master's or doctorate—five years waived
* QAI Certification Pre-Requisites on Years of Experience (CMST/CMSQ)
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college-level institution plus a minimum of 4 years experience in the software testing
field, or
An associate degree plus a minimum of six years of experience in the software testing field, or
Eight years of experience in the software testing field.
 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SOFTWARE
Organization
TESTING (IIST)
http://www.testinginstitute.com
Certification: acronym CSTP CTM

Certified Software Test

Certification: description Professional Certified Test Manager

Anyone with 3+ Years of

QC, 1 year of Experience
Experience
Audience
$695 - $2695 (+$120 Graduation $695 - $2695 (+$120
Cost fee) Graduation fee)
Duration/Recertification 3 Years 3 Years
(1) Test Process
QC (1) Principles of Software Testing
Management
(4) Test Organization
Test Environment
Management

Test Management (3) Managing the Testing Process

Test Planning (2) Test Design
(4) Test Executions and Defect
Test Execution
Tracking
(2) Test Project
Defect Tracking & Reporting
Management
UAT
Offshoring & Outsourcing

Internal Controls

(6) Test Automation

Automation & Tools (6) Test Automation
Strategies & Architectures
(3) Test Process
(5) Requirements Definitions,
Continuous Improvement Measurement and
Refinement and Verification
Improvement
Measurement

Teams

Communication

Quality Management
Quality Models

Baselines

(7) Static Testing (Inspections, (7) Software Quality

QA
Reviews, and Walkthroughs) Assurance
Quality Planning
Auditing
"
"

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Data-Driven Analysis
Voice of Customer

Six Sigma

Quality Deployment

Process Management

Project Management (5) Risk Management

Statistics

DFSS

Training & Development