Certified Master Agile Tester (CMAT)

Certification Overview

Certified Master Agile Tester (CMAT)

Exam Code: CMAT-011

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 80% (80 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 a non-proctored mode and can be taken anytime and 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

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


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

Standard
Package

  • Self Explanatory
  • E-Course is Valid for 20 days
  • This Package doesn't includes E-Voucher for Certification Exam.
  • Candidate has to purchase the E-Voucher separately to take the Certification Exam.
  • Course Duration: 20 Days
  • Price: 128 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.