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There are several ways to prepare for the CSTE, CSQA or CSPM Exams. You can join a Study Group, attend Monthly Program Meetings or study alone with recommended study materials. We are determined to help you prepare for the Exams in anyway possible, so if you have any questions or concerns let us know.
If you have questions regarding Study Groups, recommended study materials or the Exam Process contact the Director of Certifications.
Please join the online IQAA User Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iqaa_study_group/ Membership is pending until you are approved, which takes only a day or two. You then have access to our history of posted messages and our work products (like cross-reference maps between Body of Knowledge subject domains and reference book chapters). There is no fee to being the IQAA Study Groups.
Study Group Reference List for CSTE:
- CSTE Body of Knowledge, QAI
- Systematic Software Testing, Craig & Jaskiel, Amazon.com
- Testing Computer Software, Kaner, Amazon.com
- Effective Methods for Software Testing, 2nd edition, Perry, QAI
- Roadmap to Software Testing, Perry, QAI
- Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Testing, Perry & Rice, QAI
- The Art of Software Testing, Glen Myers, Amazon.com
- Lessons Learned in Software Testing, Kaner, Amazon.com
- Black Box Testing Techniques, Beizer
- A Manager’s Guide to Software Engineering, Pressman, Amazon.com
- The Complete Guide to Software Testing, Hetzel, Amazon.com
- Software Testing: A Craftsman’s Approach, Jorgenson, Amazon.com
- Testing Applications on the Web: Test Planning for Internet-Based Systems, Nguyen, Amazon.com
- Automated Software Testing: Introduction, Management, and Performance, Dustin, informit.com
- Testing Object Oriented Systems, Binder
- The Craft of Software Testing: Subsystems Testing Including Object-Based and Object-Oriented Testing, Marick, Amazon.com
- Software Test Automation, Fewster, informit.com
Study Group Reference List for CSQA:
- CSQA Body of Knowledge, QAI
- Software Testing and Continuous Quality Improvement, Lewis, Amazon.com
- The Handbook of Software Quality Assurance, 3rd edition, Schulmeyer, informit.com
- Practical Guide to Software Quality Management, Horch
- Roadmap to Information Technology Quality, Perry, QAI
- The Capability Maturity Model: Guidelines for Improving the Software Process, Poulk etal, informit.com
- Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering, Kan, ASQ
- A Managers Guide to Software Engineering, Pressman, Amazon.com
- Juran’s Quality Handbook, Juran et al, Amazon.com
- Software Inspection, Gilb & Graham
- A Discipline for Software Engineering, Humphrey, informit.com
- Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering, Robert Glass, informit.com
- Waltzing with Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects, DeMarco
Study Group Reference List for CSPM:
- CSPM Body of Knowledge - QAI
- Managing the Testing Process, Black, Amazon.com
- Software Process Improvement with CMM, Caputo, informit.com
- Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering, Kan, ASQ
- A Managers Guide to Software Engineering, Pressman, Amazon.com
- Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering, Robert Glass, informit.com
- Waltzing with Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects, DeMarco
- Managing the Software Process, Humphrey, informit.com
This list is only a recommendation list from the IQAA Inc. We accept no responsibility for the outcome of test results based on this data.
