Why testers certificates? In the US, 88% of programmers say they are aware of bugs and software primarily through users, however, there is a more serious alarming factor: 26% of these same bugs are disseminated on social networks - and it's not hard to imagine their impact.
The ISTQB® Certifications help reduce risks, costs and protect your company's reputation.
So here are 10 good reasons to include testers in their project teams software:
1. Reduce the amount of Bugs and Software
Studies show that "formal testing by certified personnel can achieve an efficiency of 99% in removing defects, while simultaneously reducing costs and reducing the workload to be carried out"¹.
2. Reduce Costs, Recover Investment
If a certification helps a tester to eliminate only a single defect in the software in production, this would mean that the return on investment in its certification has more than offset the estimated cost of the bug in production.
3. Accelerating and Improving the Development of Software
The managers of the testing teams say that the use of the knowledge and terminology of the Certifications ISTQB® improve communication and efficiency between project teams. On the other hand, with the inclusion of testers certificates, the detection of bugs tends to be much more efficient and programmers have more time for their development activities.
4. Global acceptance
With more than 750,000 test certifications issued in more than 100 countries, Test Certification of software ISTQB® has become a global model.
The ISTQB® Certification exams are available in English, French, German, Spanish and even Portuguese and can be done in person or remotely from the comfort of your own home.
5. Practical and direct application
Certifications ISTQB® focus on the practical applications that testers use on a daily basis to detect and eliminate programming errors. Covering areas as diverse as Agile Development Testing, Performance Testing and Security Testing, these certifications allow you to build the necessary testing skills for all project teams, thus reducing the number of defects in your software. software.
6. Motivate and Retain Team Members; Reduce Costs
The costs of employee turnover have been the subject of several studies.
According to American Psychological Associationin the absence of support from the supervisor for career development:
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- Less than half of employees say they are motivated to do their best in their job (against almost 90% of those who say they have their supervisor's support);
- More than half say they intend to look for a new job outside the organization next year.
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Supporting an employee's career by offering them a ISTQB® training and certification is a fairly inexpensive support compared to the cost of losing that employee.
So certification ISTQB® in addition to motivating the members of your team and helping to reduce errors of softwareIt also creates a more stable team, reducing turnover costs.
7. Developing Testing Skills and Increasing Profitability
In addition to career development levels (Foundation, Advanced and Expert) and career paths (Test Manager, Test Analyst, Technical Test Analyst), the ISTQB® offers specialized skills, such as AgileTest Mobile, Security Testing, Test Automation, Test of PerformanceUsability tests that improve the skills of your entire quality control team to detect and eliminate programming errors.
Studies show that companies that offer fspecialized training for its employees tend to make more profits than companies that invest less in training.
8. A Question of Trust
Hundreds of certifications have already been issued in Portugal ISTQB® with the PSTQB.
The PSTQBas a non-profit organization, led by experts in the field of testing softwareis dedicated to promoting the quality of software in Portugal, and to raise the professionalism of all those involved in testing processes.
9. Improving Cost-Efficiency
The PSTQB does not carry out training, which is not its role, but it is its role accredit entities capable of teaching recommended training coursesIn this sense, companies can allow their employees to make use of these options.
On the other hand, companies have the possibility of establishing a formal link with the PSTQB which allows them to many benefits:
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- From direct discounts to priority registration for events PSTQB;
- Career recognitionby advertising job vacancies to testers;
- Until networking international, providing a close relationship with experts in the field of software.
10. Meeting the Quality Labor Needs of Software Through Qualification
The need to hire qualified employees has been a major concern in the business world, with several studies describing the importance of strengthening the professional skills of employees, as well as the urgency of retraining them.
The development of skills in software proposed by Certifications ISTQB® responds precisely to the quality requirements of softwareThey are increasingly common and complex.
Articles translated and adapted from: 10 Reasons You Need Certified Testers by ASTQB - ISTQB® in the U.S.
¹ Capers Jones, "A Short History Of The Cost Per Defect Metric | Software Defect Origins & Removal Methods"
