ISTQB CTAL-TM Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 21,2026- Exam Code: CTAL-TM
- Exam Name: Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager (CTAL-TM)
- Certification Provider: ISTQB
- Latest update: Oct 21,2026
Your test team has created a custom automation tool that will be used for an upcoming release.
Now that the tool has been coded, what should be the next step? [1]
- A . Create the tool support guide
- B . Perform an ROI study
- C . Compare the new tool to open source tools
- D . Test the tool
You are the Test Manager for a software house (SoftTech), who provide a core banking product to retail banks around the world to enable their customers to process payments via the Internet and telephone banking.
Your current project is to integrate SoftTech’s core banking product with Welsh Bank’s existing bank systems. However, Welsh Bank’s systems are maintained by experienced developers and are poorly documented.
Welsh Bank has stated that this project must comply with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
regulatory banking standards.
A specification for the 10 interfaces to Welsh Bank’s existing systems has been produced by SoftTech’s development team.
You have been asked to plan and conduct reviews for the system integration and support documentation of all the systems.
Which of the following is the BEST approach for this project? SELECT ONE OPTION
- A . Conduct Inspections to verify that all documentation conforms to a set standard.
- B . Conduct a management review to assess progress of the integration features.
- C . Conduct an audit to verify that all test deliverables have been produced and signed off.
- D . Conduct an informal review of the integration documentation before the systems are integrated.
You are Test Manager on a major project that is of strategic importance to your company. Your team has access to a suite of testing tools that provide support across the development life cycle and this suite of tools has been in place for the last two projects. You are concerned that the suite does not have an integrated defect management tool and have negotiated a small budget to find and implement such a tool. Your first choice is an open source tool that has been available for just over a year and appears to be popular with its users, who have found it easy to learn. The main disadvantage of the tool would be that current manual defect management processes would need to be modified to embrace use of the tool.
Which of the following would be the MAIN risk to consider in deciding whether or not to acquire the defect management tool? SELECT ONE OPTION
- A . The risk of additional time and effort required to prepare and roll out a revised defect management process.
- B . The risk of not being able to integrate the tool within the existing tool suite to ensure effective interoperability across the whole suite.
- C . The risk of not achieving a positive Return on Investment for the tool in the short term.
- D . The risk of not being able to achieve effective training for users of the tool to ensure they can use it effectively.
Referring to SCENARIO 2 It has been agreed that Project 1 will be delivered using an Agile approach, with user stories delivered across three sprints, each lasting 4 weeks. The programme manager is concerned about RISK 3 and wants the Master Test Plan to specify an effective test process improvement approach.
Which of the following is the best test process improvement approach for Project 1? SELECT ONE OPTION
- A . Test process improvement is not possible for this project as the Agile approach does not allow time to make improvements.
- B . A TMMi assessment should be run at the end of each sprint to identify improvements for the next sprint.
- C . Short post-sprint review sessions should be conducted to identify areas of improvement for the next sprint.
- D . A CTP assessment should be run after each sprint to identify critical test processes that need improving.
Referring to SCENARIO 2 It has been agreed that Project 1 will be delivered using an Agile approach, with user stories delivered across three sprints, each lasting 4 weeks. The programme manager is concerned about RISK 3 and wants the Master Test Plan to specify an effective test process improvement approach.
Which of the following is the best test process improvement approach for Project 1? SELECT ONE OPTION
- A . Test process improvement is not possible for this project as the Agile approach does not allow time to make improvements.
- B . A TMMi assessment should be run at the end of each sprint to identify improvements for the next sprint.
- C . Short post-sprint review sessions should be conducted to identify areas of improvement for the next sprint.
- D . A CTP assessment should be run after each sprint to identify critical test processes that need improving.
Which work experience is likely to develop the necessary skills to effectively test a software system? [3]
- A . Being a member of the production group that supported the previous release of the system
- B . Being the developer of testing tools used for automation
- C . Being the current Project Manager for the system
- D . Being a former Test Manager
What is the purpose of tracking efficiency metrics for a formal review? [1]
- A . These metrics can be used to determine who participated in the review.
- B . These metrics can be used to determine if the review was a good use of resources.
- C . These metrics can be used to determine the quality of the reviewed object.
- D . These metrics can be used to determine the speed with which defects were fixed.
When scheduling performance testing, which of the following approaches would be most advisable? [1]
- A . Starting the performance testing during unit and integration testing
- B . Deferring the start of performance testing until all functional defects have been resolved
- C . Leveraging end users to do unit-level performance testing and automated tools for system-level performance testing
- D . Requiring all performance tests to pass before starting functional testing
While mining the defect database for patterns of problems in the last release, a Test Manager notices that many of the most damaging failures were caused by defects injected during the low-level design phase.
Which of the following actions will likely give this project the most effective solution to this problem? [3]
- A . Increased static analysis during the implementation phase
- B . Mandatory reviews of all important design work products
- C . Formal inspections of the code modules affected by the last release
- D . Increased white-box coverage during system testing
While mining the defect database for patterns of problems in the last release, a Test Manager notices that many of the most damaging failures were caused by defects injected during the low-level design phase.
Which of the following actions will likely give this project the most effective solution to this problem? [3]
- A . Increased static analysis during the implementation phase
- B . Mandatory reviews of all important design work products
- C . Formal inspections of the code modules affected by the last release
- D . Increased white-box coverage during system testing