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ISTQB CTAL-TM Exam Questions
- Topic 1: Managing the Test Activities: This section of the exam measures the skills of a Test Manager and covers the end?to?end coordination of testing work. Candidates must demonstrate how to plan testing—defining objectives, scope, resources, schedule, and risk treatments—then how to monitor progress against those plans, control deviations through corrective actions, and conclude testing with completion reports, archival of testware, and lessons?learned sessions. The syllabus also explores tailoring test activities to project context, applying risk?based testing to focus effort where it matters most, shaping a coherent project test strategy, leading process?improvement initiatives, and selecting and managing test tools throughout their lifecycle.
- Topic 2: Managing the Product: This section of the exam measures the skills of a Test Analyst and focuses on the artefacts under test and the metrics that describe them. Examinees show how to define and collect test metrics to monitor quality and progress, estimate effort and resources for different test scopes, and organize defect management workflows that fit sequential, iterative, or hybrid lifecycles. The aim is to ensure test outcomes align with objectives and inform stakeholders through clear reporting, while using estimation techniques and defect data to guide ongoing test and process improvements.
- Topic 3: Managing the Team: This section of the exam measures the skills of a Test Lead and addresses the human side of test management. Candidates must demonstrate how to identify the skills required for each project, assess and develop team competence, and apply motivating leadership practices. The syllabus also covers stakeholder relationship management, understanding interests and influence, articulating the business case for testing, and balancing cost?of?quality considerations to ensure testing is properly resourced, communicated, and valued within the wider project.
Free ISTQB CTAL-TM Exam Actual Questions
Note: Premium Questions for CTAL-TM were last updated On Mar. 04, 2026 (see below)
You are the Test Manager of a risk-based testing effort. You develop the following graph to show residual risk. Assume that "Risks mitigated" represents passed tests and "Risks not mitigated"
represents failed tests and other discovered failures.
Which of the following answers best represents what the graph shows? [3]
The graph indicates that a significant portion of risks, 29%, have not been mitigated, which suggests that these are either failed tests or other discovered failures. This level of unmitigated risk puts the project at risk, as it implies that there are still substantial issues that need to be addressed.
Reference: The ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager documents outline the importance of risk-based testing and the interpretation of residual risk graphs.These graphs are used to communicate the current status of risk mitigation efforts in the project, and a high percentage of unmitigated risks is a clear indicator of potential problems1.
Your last project was released three months ago and used a risk-based approach. In production, a number of serious failures in low risk areas have occurred.
What is the most important lesson to be learned from this information? [2]
Which statement about defect management in hybrid software development is TRUE?
A hybrid approach often necessitates flexible planning across development models. Aligning defect fixes to the specific development characteristics ensures clarity and efficiency.
''The way in which defects are logged may vary depending on... the test level and the software development lifecycle model.''
-- ISTQB-CTFL_Syllabus_2018_V3.1, section 5.6
You are working for an outsource testing company You have a client that will only consider candidates that are highly skilled with Salesforce. regardless of the number of years they have spent testing similar products You have looked through your skills matrix and you have no one with the right type of experience for this project.
What competence area is your team lacking?
Competence Analysis:
Professional competence refers to the knowledge and skills related to the specific domain, in this case, Salesforce.
The client's requirement emphasizes expertise in Salesforce, which your team lacks.
Evaluation of Options:
A (Social competence) and B (Personal competence) focus on interpersonal skills and attitude, not domain knowledge.
C (Methodical competence) involves creating test cases, which is unrelated to the issue described.
D is correct as the team lacks the required Salesforce-specific professional competence.
Reference and Syllabus Alignment:
Professional competence is highlighted under 'Test Team Competencies' (TM-3.1.1).
Your company specialises in the manufacture of luxury garden furniture to the UK market and it is starting a project that will deliver a major update to its payment processing component, addressing improvements to functional suitability and performance efficiency.
A decision has been made to transfer responsibility for functional system test procedure creation and execution to a software house, located offshore. System test analysis and design will be performed onshore, at the company's UK headquarters. As the senior test manager for your company, you want to employ another experienced test manager to oversee the daily operations of the software house to ensure that their work meets required quality standards and adheres to the agreed organisational test strategy and project test plan.
Which option presents the skills that are of MOST relevance for the new test manager role?
For a test manager overseeing an offshore team, having the professional competence to define a test strategy ensures the alignment with organizational goals and standards. The social competence to develop skills of third-party testers is equally critical for quality assurance in outsourced environments. This includes mentoring, aligning objectives, and enabling continuous improvement of remote teams. These are explicitly discussed in ISTQB Advanced Test Manager responsibilities.
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