Software Testing: An ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level guide (CTFL v4.0) - Fifth edition

This bestselling study guide explains the basic steps of software testing and how to perform effective tests in both traditional and Agile environments. It provides an overview of all key techniques, including dynamic and static, and guidance on exam preparation for the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level exam (current to v4.0). This is the official BCS and UKITB textbook , and includes self-assessment exercises, guidance notes on the syllabus topics, plus examples and exercises reflecting current technology and applications, as well as example questions aligned to the syllabus. This brand new fifth edition is ideal for those with a little experience of software testing who wish to cement their knowledge with industry-recognised techniques and theory and those who wish to undertake the ISTQB CTFL v4.0 certification.

Geoff Thompson is VP of the Qualitest BFSI sector. He has amassed a lotof experience having worked in QA for over 30 years. He has been involved inTester certification since 1996, initially working with the BCS on the ISEBscheme, an author of the Foundation and Practitioner syllabi. He was a foundermember of ISTQB, the TMMi Foundation, and the UK and Ireland Testing Board andis the immediate passed Vice President of the ISTQB and Chairman of the UK andIreland Testing Board. Geoff received the EuroSTAR Testing ExcellenceAward in 2008, and the European Software Testing Awards Lifetime AchievementAward in 2015.

Paul Weymouth has over 30 years of software testingexperience including test management and test consultancy in a range ofgovernment and private sector industries. He is an accredited ISTQB trainer,teaching Foundation and Advanced ISTQB certifications and is a leading memberof the UK and Ireland Testing Board (UKITB) where he runs the TechnicalAdvisory Group which, amongst other functions, reviews syllabi and associateddocuments for all ISTQB certifications. He is also a member of the UKITB Examsteam where he has authored and reviewed many hundreds of ISTQB Foundation andAdvanced exam questions over the last decade.

Peter Morgan is a retired test practitioner whoworked as part of testing teams in a variety of industries, environments anddevelopment life cycles. Until January 2023, he was involved with writing andreviewing examination questions for the Foundation Certificate and other ISTQBexams as well as reviewing Training Provider course submissions for variousISTQB qualifications, all on behalf of UKITB. He performed both of these tasksfor nearly 20 years as part of the teams responsible for these activities.These assignments begun shortly after taking the Foundation Certificate in 2001and the (old-style) Practitioner Certificate in Software Testing in2002.  

Marie Salmon is an experienced IT Professional whospecialises in all aspects of Software Testing and Quality Engineering. She haspredominantly worked in the Financial Services industry and has successfullyled a vast range of Quality Assurance services and transformation, leveragingher diverse practical and managerial experience of all levels of testing. Mariehas worked with the UK and Ireland Testing Board (UKITB) for many years and iscurrently leading the Exams function.

John Kurowski is a Principal Instructor for ExpleoGroup, developing and delivering courses in software testing, qualityassurance, automation and Agile for over 15 years. As a member of the ISTQBTechnical Advisory Group, he was a key reviewer for the Alpha and Beta CTFLv4.0 syllabi.

Peter Williams is a self-employed contract softwaretesting manager, who has worked across a range of industries includingFinancial Services, Logistics, Gambling and Public Sector.  He hasevaluated testing processes and subsequently implemented improvements at variousorganisations, including introducing test management and test execution tools.

He has an MSc in Computing from the Open University and was chairof the Examinations Panel for the UKITB Foundation Certificate in SoftwareTesting.