Agile testing is no longer just about keeping up with fast delivery. It is about shaping quality from the very first idea to production. Practical Agile Testing bridges the gap between Agile theory, modern testing practices, and ISTQB® Agile Tester certification success.
Built around the new ISTQB® Agile Tester syllabus v2.0, Practical Agile Testing provides a hands-on guide to testing in modern Agile environments. The book explains not only what Agile testers need to know for certification, but also how these concepts work in real projects. Covering advanced Agile practices, collaboration models, risk-based thinking, test automation, continuous delivery, and quality engineering, it helps readers develop both exam readiness and practical professional skills. Clear explanations, realistic examples, and structured learning paths make complex topics accessible to testers working in fast-moving development teams.
Topics and features:
· Complete coverage of the new ISTQB® Agile Tester syllabus v2.0
· Real-world Agile testing scenarios that connect theory with daily practice
· Advanced guidance on collaboration, quality ownership, and whole-team testing
· Practical insights into CI/CD, automation, and modern Agile test techniques
· 62 original sample questions with answers and justifications
· Extra material on requirements engineering and test-first approaches
This book is a useful guide for software testers preparing for the ISTQB® Agile Tester certification, QA engineers, test analysts, Scrum team members, developers, test managers, and anyone transitioning to Agile quality practices.
Adam Roman is a professor of computer science at Jagiellonian University. Michaël Pilaeten is the head of Quality Engineering at SOFICO Wim Decoutere is an expert test consultant.
About the Author :
Adam Roman, PhD, DSc. Professor of computer science at the Institute of Computer Science and Computer Mathematics at Jagiellonian University, where he has been giving lectures and seminars on software testing and quality assurance for many years. Co-founder of the "Software Testing" postgraduate program at Jagiellonian University. His research interests include software measurement, defect prediction models and effective test design techniques. As part of the Polish Committee for Standardization, he collaborated on the international ISO/IEEE 29119 Software Testing Standard. Author of monographs: "Testing and Software Quality. Models, Techniques, Tools", "Thinking-Driven Testing", "A Study Guide to the ISTQB(R) Foundation Level 2018 Syllabus. Test Techniques and Sample Mock Exams". Speaker at many Polish and international testing conferences (including EuroSTAR, TestWell, TestingCup, TestWarez). He holds several certifications, including: ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer, ISTQB(R) Full Advanced Level, ISTQB(R) Expert Level - Improving the Test Process. Member of the Information Systems Quality Association (www.sjsi.org).
Michaël Pilaeten. Breaking the system, helping to rebuild it, and providing advice and guidance on how to avoid problems. That's Michaël in a nutshell. With almost 20 years of experience in test consultancy in a variety of environments, he has seen the best (and worst) in software development. In his current role as Learning & Development Manager, he is responsible for guiding his consultants, partners, and customers on their personal and professional path towards quality and excellence. He is the chair of the ISTQB Agile workgroup and Product Owner of the ISTQB(R) CTFL 4.0 syllabus. Furthermore, he is a member of the BNTQB (Belgium & The Netherlands Testing Qualification Board), an accredited training for most ISTQB(R) & IREB trainings and an international keynote speaker and workshop facilitator.
Wim Decoutere is a test analyst and expert, training expert, and BNTQB board member (secretary), as well as chair of IREB Foundation Work Group. He is a full-time trainer in different domains like testing, requirements engineering, business analysis and soft skills. He's an accredited trainer for ISTQB (CTFL, AL-TA, AL-TTA, AL-TM), IREB, IQBBA and MBTI. Some of his favorite topics are test design techniques, static testing, exploratory testing and quality characteristics. Wim has given training at many different locations in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg, in Dutch, English and French, on premise and online. Before he became a trainer, Wim gained lots of experience as Test Analyst and Test Coordinator through a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry at different clients and sectors.
