Overview

DevOps has become the mainstream way of modern software development in many domains. It extends Agile software development concepts of autonomy, frequent deliveries, and a focus on early customer feedback to achieve the right quality of the software. Quality assurance and testing have a strong emphasis on the DevOps culture. In a DevOps setting, quality engineering, including QA and testing, takes place during all software development lifecycle phases.

Audience

The ISTQB® Certified Tester Quality in DevOps certification supports people involved in software development based on DevOps in applying proper quality and test activities to achieve the right quality level for their solutions.

The syllabus is particularly valuable for anyone who sits at the intersection of quality and DevOps – testers, test analysts, test engineers, test automation engineers, test managers, quality leads, software developers, DevOps engineers, site reliability engineers, operations engineers, scrum masters, and product owners – since it establishes a common language and methodology for quality engineering across the entire DevOps team. This aligns well with the DevOps principle that quality is everyone’s responsibility, not just the tester’s.

The ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL),v4.0 or previous versions, is a prerequisite for the CT-QDO certification.

Content

ISTQB® Certified Tester – Quality in DevOps (CT-QDO)

Fundamentals of DevOps

Quality Assurance (QA) within DevOps

Implementing DevOps in an Organization

Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing in DevOps

Contribution in the Value Stream to Assist in Quality Engineering (QE)

DevOps Loop Implementation

Automated and Manual Tasks in DevOps

Automation’s Support for Quality Assurance (QA) in DevOps

Automated Testing in DevOps Teams

Manual Testing in DevOps Teams

Tools and Practices in DevOps

Tools Supporting DevOps within the Organization

Technologies and Practices to Support Quality in DevOps

Exam Structure

  • No. of Questions: 40
  • Passing Score: 30
  • Total Points: 45
  • Exam Length (mins): 60 (+25% Non-Native Language)

Business Outcomes

Individuals who hold the ISTQB® Certified Tester – Quality in DevOps certification should be able to accomplish the following business outcomes:

  • Explain How Quality Assurance Is Supported by and Contributes to the DevOps Concepts
  • Understand the Concepts of Implementing DevOps in an Organization
  • Contribute to All Value Stream Stages to Assist in Quality Engineering
  • Contribute to the DevOps Loop Implementation
  • Describe How Automation Supports Quality Assurance in DevOps
  • Implement Automated Testing in DevOps Teams
  • Implement Manual Testing in DevOps Teams
  • Select Tools Supporting DevOps Within the Organization
  • Understand Technologies and Practices to Support Quality in DevOps

More Information

We highly recommend attending accredited training as it ensures that an ISTQB® Member Board has assessed the materials for relevance and consistency against the syllabus. Search for an Accredited Training Provider here.

Self-study, using the syllabus and recommended reading, is also an option for preparing for the exam. Exams and certification for CT-QDO are available from ISTQB® exam providers. You can find an exam provider for CT-QDO here.

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