ATM Exam Information and Outline
Advanced Test Manager
ATM Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
Before you start practicing with our exam simulator, it is essential to understand the official ATM exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap, breaking down exactly which technical domains and skills will be tested. By reviewing the syllabus, you can identify your strengths and focus your study time on the areas where you need the most improvement.
The information below reflects the latest 2026 course contents as defined by ISTQB. We provide this detailed breakdown to help you align your preparation with the actual exam format, ensuring there are no surprises on test day. Use this outline as a checklist to track your progress as you move through our practice question banks.
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The Advanced Level is comprised of three separate syllabi:
Test Manager
Test Analyst
Technical Test Analyst
The Advanced Level Overview document [ISTQB_AL_OVIEW] includes the following information:
Business Outcomes for each syllabus
Summary for each syllabus
Relationships between the syllabi
Description of cognitive levels (K-levels)
Appendices
Testing Process – 420 mins.
Keywords
exit criteria- test case- test closure- test condition- test control- test design- test execution- test
implementation- test log- test planning- test procedure- test script- test summary report
Learning Objectives for Testing Process
1.2 Test Planning- Monitoring and Control
TM-1.2.1 (K4) Analyze the test needs for a system in order to plan test activities and work products
that will achieve the test objectives
1.3 Test Analysis
TM-1.3.1 (K3) Use traceability to check completeness and consistency of defined test conditions
with respect to the test objectives- test strategy- and test plan
TM-1.3.2 (K2) Explain the factors that might affect the level of detail at which test conditions may be
specified and the advantages and disadvantages for specifying test conditions at a
detailed level
1.4 Test Design
TM-1.4.1 (K3) Use traceability to check completeness and consistency of designed test cases with
respect to the defined test conditions
1.5 Test Implementation
TM-1.5.1 (K3) Use risks- prioritization- test environment and data dependencies- and constraints to
develop a test execution schedule which is complete and consistent with respect to the
test objectives- test strategy- and test plan
1.6 Test Execution
TM-1.6.1 (K3) Use traceability to monitor test progress for completeness and consistency with the
test objectives- test strategy- and test plan
1.7 Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting
TM-1.7.1 (K2) Explain the importance of accurate and timely information collection during the test
process to support accurate reporting and evaluation against exit criteria
1.8 Test Closure Activities
TM-1.8.1 (K2) Summarize the four groups of test closure activities
TM-1.8.2 (K3) Implement a project retrospective to evaluate processes and discover areas to
improve
The ISTQB® Foundation Level syllabus describes a fundamental test process which includes the
following activities:
Planning and control
Analysis and design
Implementation and execution
Evaluating exit criteria and reporting
Test closure activities
The Foundation Level syllabus states that although logically sequential- the activities in the process
may overlap or take place concurrently. Tailoring these main activities within the context of the system
and the project is usually required.
For the Advanced Level syllabi some of these activities are considered separately in order to provide
additional refinement and optimization of the processes- better fit with the software development
lifecycle- and to facilitate effective test monitoring and control. The activities are now considered as
follows:
Planning- monitoring and control
Analysis
Design
Implementation
Execution
Evaluating exit criteria and reporting
Test closure activities