Agile Tester: test strategy and decisions

Objectives and progression

Independent pathway for the Advanced Level Agile Tester CTAL-AT v2.0 qualification, with seven lessons and 47 original decisions. Practice impact-based regression, APS participation, metric interpretation, acceptance criteria, risk-focused exploration, and test maintenance. Fictional fee, export, and migration cases support release decisions and diagnosis without changing real systems. The internal 28-decision assessment in 60 minutes covers all six domains. The new CTAL-AT is an advanced qualification rather than an automatic upgrade from former CTFL-AT. Former exams retain a transition period in 2027. The current exam has 40 questions, 52 points, and a 34-point pass in 90 minutes; the course does not reproduce that scoring. Confirm languages and booking conditions with the provider.

Audience: Testers, analysts, developers, and APS professionals collaborating on release quality.

Prerequisites: Testing and teamwork knowledge. Official certification requires CTFL, including earlier versions; Agile experience is recommended rather than a formal requirement.

340 estimated study minutes

• Choose evidence that addresses change risks.
• Integrate business and operations perspectives during delivery.
• Interpret results to guide the next decision.
• Clarify rules and boundaries before fixing expected outcomes.
• Investigate uncertainty with focus and reproducible findings.
• Review how tests produce and share evidence.
• Choose sustainable automation to reduce time to useful evidence.

Modules

1. Strategy, risk, and regression
2. Team, feedback, and specialists
3. Planning, metrics, and improvement
4. Examples, criteria, and small deliveries
5. Exploration, charters, and evidence
6. Pairs, AI, and test weaknesses
7. Automation, feedback, and cost

Continue learning

Quality / Testing

• ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level
• PSM I — Professional Scrum Master I
• CI/CD
• Release Management
• Production Support L3

References and version

CTAL-AT v2.0 (2026)

• ISTQB Advanced Level Agile Tester overview · 2026-10-01
• ISTQB CTAL-AT syllabus · 2026-10-01
• ISTQB exam structure tables · 2026-10-01
• ISTQB Agile Tester transition FAQ · 2026-10-01
• ISTQB CTAL-AT launch announcement · 2026-10-01
• Introducing Example Mapping · 2026-10-01
• Gherkin reference · 2026-10-01
• Playwright best practices · 2026-10-01
• Playwright browser context isolation · 2026-10-01
• Playwright retry behavior · 2026-10-01
• Exploratory testing practitioner perspective · 2026-10-01
• Using the Agile Testing Quadrants · 2026-10-01
• The Agile Testing Quadrants · 2026-10-01
• The Scrum Guide · 2026-10-01
• Principles behind the Agile Manifesto · 2026-10-01