Certified Master Agile Tester (CMAT)

Certification Overview
Exam Information
Course Outline
Target Audience
Registration Process for E-Course and Exam

Certification Overview

Certified Master Agile Tester (CMAT)

Exam Code: CMAT-011

The Certified Master Agile Tester (CMAT)™ Certification is designed to enhance advanced knowledge and practical skills in Agile software testing, quality assurance, and collaborative software development. It focuses on Agile testing principles, test strategy development, risk-based testing, test automation, continuous integration, defect management, and collaboration within cross-functional Agile teams. The certification helps professionals understand how to integrate testing throughout the software development lifecycle, improve product quality, adapt to changing requirements, and support continuous delivery. It is particularly beneficial for experienced software testers, QA engineers, test leads, and IT professionals seeking to strengthen their expertise in Agile testing practices and advance their careers in software quality assurance.

The Certified Master Agile Tester (CMAT)™ introduces core agile philosophies such as servant leadership, adaptive planning, frequent feedback for learning, and a focus on value-driven versus plan-driven delivery.

Courses compare and contrast agile management with traditional management approaches and give participants principles and tools to apply in their teams and organizations. Learning objectives focus on delivering agile projects as well as applying agile management principles beyond projects to broader organizational contexts. As agile leaders progress in organizations, they set the vision and overall goals, then empower their people to lead teams and achieve exceptional results.

The CMAT certification training program is to accelerate your career in the Agile testing in an advanced environment.

Pre-requisites: Candidate must achieve the Certified Agile Tester Foundation Level Certification.

E-Course Duration: 20 to 25 Hours

Exam Information

The exam comprises of 100 Multiple Choice Questions out of which the candidate needs to score a percentage of 70% (70 out of 100 correct) to pass the exam.

The total duration of the exam is 1 hour 30 Minutes (90 Minutes).

The exam is conducted in AI-proctored mode and can be taken anytime, anywhere within an eight-month validity period.
Upon purchasing the Premium Package or an Exam Voucher Code, a voucher code with two attempts will be assigned to your login profile under the "My Vouchers" tab. You can then take the exam through the "My Exam(s)" tab in your profile. To take the exam, simply apply the voucher code.

The Exam Voucher included in the Premium Package or purchased separately is valid for two (2) attempts. If you are unable to pass the exam within these two attempts, you can purchase a new voucher code, which will grant you an additional two attempts.
Kindly Note: The voucher will not be valid for a second attempt if you pass the exam on your first attempt.

The Certified Master Agile Tester (CMAT)™ Certificate is valid for life.

CMAT™ is a Trademark of GAQM.

Note: The Certified Master Agile Tester (CMAT)™ Candidate must achieve the Certified Agile Tester Foundation Level Certification.

Note: The Certified Master Agile Tester (CMAT)™ Certification has no pre-requisites (Completion of an E-Course is not mandatory from GAQMBok portal), but we highly recommend doing the E-Course as maximum number of questions are drawn from the E-Course in the actual exam

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Course Outline

Module 1 – Agile Fundamentals

Quick Overview on Agile – Agile history, manifesto & principles

Module 2 – Agile Testing

What is Agile Testing?
Agile Testing mindset
Agile Testing Principles

Module 3 – User Stories and Role of Agile Testers

Collaboration for user stories
Agile Estimation Techniques
Agile Testing Principles

Module 4 – Agile Testing Iteration Zero

Test Strategy and Release Planning
Test Preparation
Test Environment
Test Data
Tools
Regression Strategy
User Story elaboration
Metrics
Test Metrics

Module 5 – Optimized Test Design and Test execution

Documentation
Exploratory Testing
Orthogonal array and Pair Wise Test Design Technique
Buddy Testing / Pairing in general
Scenario based testing
Non-GUI based testing concepts

Module 6 – Agile testing – Practice Iteration 1 & 2

Implement the tool kit for Iteration 1
Test Plan Creation
Test Design and Test Scenario Creation
Test Execution during the iteration
Retrospective
Test Plan Creation
Test Design and Test Scenario Creation
Test Execution during the iteration
Retrospective

Module 7 – Test Automation and Regression Testing

Why Automation?
Continuous Integration

Module 8 – Agile testing – Other Facets

Development Driven Tests
ATDD and BDD
Non-functional Testing
Why AC are not same as DoD
Managing Testing Debt
Refactoring
Agile for a large and distributed teams
Agile for Independent Testing organizations
Why Automation?
Continuous Integration

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Target Audience

Advanced Level Agile Testers
Experienced Testers wanting to become valuable members of an Agile team; Test Managers, SCRUM Masters and Developers
Moving into an Agile project performing testing activities
Already performing testing activities in an Agile project and wish to increase their effectiveness
Interested in the testing activities within Agile, such as Managers, SCRUM Masters and Developers
Anyone who wants to move to Agile Testing
Testers, Developers, Dev leads, Test Leads, Dev Managers, PM’s, Test Managers, QA Leads, QA Managers, Test Programs managers, BA’s, Test Automation engineers, Agile Practioners, Scrum Masters, Agile Team Members, Testing CoE Leads and Heads, Testing and agile evangelists.

Registration Process for E-Course or E-Book and Exam

Premium Package
(E-Course Version)

Self Explanatory
Valid for 40 days
This package provides a voucher code granting eligibility for two (2) exam attempts.
Includes E-certificate and Digital Badge if you qualify in the exam.
Course Duration: 40 Days
Price: 250 USD

Exam
Voucher

Validity: 240 Days
Price: 190 USD
Please Read Carefully:

1) The Exam Voucher is valid for two (2) attempts.

2) You will receive your voucher code within 24 business hours.

3) Once you receive the voucher code, you can take the exam via the "My Exam(s)" tab in your login profile.

4) Includes E-certificate and Digital Badge if you qualify in the exam.

Certified Master Agile Tester (CMAT)

Certification Overview