Certified Software Quality Engineer — Information & Free Practice
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Certified Software Quality Engineer
- Provider
- ASQExcellence (ASQE); delivered by Prometric
- Format
- One-part English multiple-choice examination; open book. Selected administration: computer-based testing.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 175; Scored questions: 160; Unscored questions: 15; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Examination outline
General Knowledge (10%)
- Benefits of software quality engineering within the organization
- Ethical and Legal Compliance
- Standards and models
- Leadership skills
- Team management
Software Quality Management (16.88%)
- Quality management system
- Methodologies
- Audits
System and Software Engineering Processes (20%)
- Lifecycles and process models
- Systems architecture
- Cloud computing models and platforms
- Requirements engineering
- Requirements management
- Software analysis, design, and development
- Maintenance management
Project Management (10%)
- Planning, scheduling, and deployment
- Tracking and controlling
- Risk management
Software Metrics and Analysis (13.13%)
- Process and product measurement
- Analysis and Reporting Techniques
Software Verification and Validation (20%)
- Theory
- Test planning and design
- Reviews and inspections
- Test execution documents
Software Configuration Management (10%)
- Configuration infrastructure
- Configuration identification
- Configuration control and status accounting
- Configuration Audits
- Product release and distribution
Examination sources
- ASQ CSQE certification page
Body of Knowledge / Download PDF link to 2023-CSQE-Body-of-Knowledge.pdf
- 2023 CSQE Body of Knowledge
p. 1, title and explanatory scope
- ASQE Candidate Handbook and Application Process
p. 22, Certification Preparation / Body of Knowledge
- 2023 CSQE Body of Knowledge
p. 1, I. General Knowledge
- 2023 CSQE Body of Knowledge
p. 2, II. Software Quality Management
- 2023 CSQE Body of Knowledge
p. 3, III. System and Software Engineering Processes
- 2023 CSQE Body of Knowledge
p. 6, IV. Project Management
- 2023 CSQE Body of Knowledge
p. 7, V. Software Metrics and Analysis
- 2023 CSQE Body of Knowledge
p. 8, VI. Software Verification and Validation
- 2023 CSQE Body of Knowledge
p. 9, VII. Software Configuration Management
- 2023 CSQE Body of Knowledge
p. 1, introduction / scope and cognition limits
- 2023 CSQE Body of Knowledge
p. 11, Levels of Cognition
- ASQ CSQE certification page
Examination / Computer Delivered
- ASQ CSQE certification page
Examination / certification requirement
- ASQE Candidate Handbook and Application Process
p. 20, Computer-Based Tests (CBT), pretest composition
- ASQE Candidate Handbook and Application Process
p. 20, Computer-Based Tests (CBT), question format
- ASQ CSQE certification page
Computer-Based Testing Dates / delivery partner
- ASQ CSQE certification page
Computer-Based Testing Dates / December testing window
- ASQ CSQE certification page
Application Process & Timeline / ASQ Review and Testing Options
- ASQ CSQE certification page
Application Process & Timeline / Computer-Based Testing
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