Adam Roman – författare

This book is aimed at everyone preparing for the ISTQB® Certified Tester – Foundation Level exam based on the Foundation Level syllabus (version 4.0) published in 2023.

It thus approaches software testing from a different perspective than in past literature, as the vast majority of books describe testing in the context of specific tools, automation, documentation, particular test design techniques or test management.

This book is aimed at everyone preparing for the ISTQB® Certified Tester – Foundation Level exam based on the Foundation Level syllabus (version 4.0) published in 2023.

Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle, die sich auf die Prüfung ISTQB® Certified Tester – Foundation Level auf der Grundlage des im Jahr 2023 veröffentlichten Foundation Level Lehrplans (Version 4.0) vorbereiten.Es vermittelt Kandidaten zuverlässiges Wissen auf der Grundlage des offiziellen Lehrplans und unterscheidet sich qualitativ damit nahezu von allen Informationen zu ISTQB®-Lehrplänen und -Prüfungen im Internet.Das Buch erweitert und vertieft viele Themen, die in der neuen 2023er Version des Lehrplans nur kurz angerissen werden. Laut den ISTQB®-Richtlinien für lehrplanbasierte Schulungen muss für jedes Lernziel der Stufe K3 eine Übung angeboten werden. Auch muss für jedes Ziel auf der Ebene K2 oder K3 ein praktisches Beispiel angeboten werden. Um diese Anforderungen zu erfüllen, haben die Autoren zahlreiche Übungen und Beispiele für alle Lernziele auf diesen Stufen vorbereitet. Darüber hinaus werden für jedes Lernziel Beispielprüfungsfragen, die denen ähneln, die Kandidaten der Prüfung sehen werden, geboten. Dies macht das Buch zu einem hervorragenden Hilfsmittel für das Studium und für die optimale Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung.

The book content is aligned with the ISTQB Test Analyst syllabus, whose newest version, 4.0, was published in May 2025. It provides professional testers with state-of-the-practice knowledge that is applicable in all industries. The topics selected are based on scientific evidence of their effectiveness. As far as we are concerned, due to the recent release of a new version of the syllabus, currently, there are no books on the market that cover the content of this syllabus.ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board, www.istqb.org) is an international, non-profit organization that maintains the leading global certification scheme in the field of software testing. The ISTQB scheme is recognized as one of the most reputable and widely accepted certification programs in the software testing industry. Over the past 20 years, more than 1.4 million ISTQB exams have been conducted in over 130 countries, resulting in the issuance of over 1 million certificates. This underscores the popularity of ISTQB certifications and the overwhelming interest in formalized training and education in the field. Among them, the ISTQB Test Analyst certification accounted for over 4,000 exams in 2024. Thanks to the growing adoption of the certification program globally, the proposed book would cater to a large and eager audience.

This book presents a new paradigm of software testing by emphasizing the role of critical thinking, system thinking and rationality as the most important skills for the tester. It thus approaches software testing from a different perspective than in past literature, as the vast majority of books describe testing in the context of specific tools, automation, documentation, particular test design techniques or test management. In addition, the book proposes a novel meta-approach for designing effective test strategies, which is based on recent advances in psychology, economics, system sciences and logic.Chapter 1 starts by introducing the fundamental ideas underlying software testing. Chapter 2 then describes meta-strategies in software testing, i.e. general approaches that can be adapted to many different situations that a software tester encounters. Next, Chapter 3 presents the concept of Thinking-Driven Testing (TDT). This approach utilizes the conceptsdiscussed in the two previous chapters and introduces the main ideas that underlie a reasonable and optimal approach to software testing. Chapter 4 builds on this basis and proposes a specific approach to testing, called TQED, that makes it possible to increase creativity in the context of delivering effective, optimal test ideas. Chapter 5 provides an overview of different types of testing techniques in order to understand the fundamental concepts of test design, while Chapter 6 details various pitfalls a tester may encounter and that can originate from a wide range of testing process areas. Lastly, Chapter 7 puts all this into practice, as it contains several exercises that will help testers develop a number of crucial skills: logical thinking and reasoning, thinking out of the box, creativity, counting and estimating, and analytical thinking.By promoting critical, rational and creative thinking, this book invites readers to re-examine common assumptions regarding software testing and shows them how to become professional testers who bring added value to their company.