Recommended reading: 'Advanced Software Training'
For those looking to achieve advanced skills in test analysis, design, and execution, "Advanced Software Testing, Volume 3, 2nd Edition" (http://tinyurl.com/kqdzjg6) by Rex Black and Jamie Mitchell provides an answer.
With a hands-on, exercise-rich approach, this book teaches how to define and carry out the tasks required to implement a test strategy. It instructs on how to analyze, design, implement, and execute tests using risk considerations to determine the appropriate effort and priority for tests.
"Advanced Software Testing, Volume 3, 2nd Edition" can serve as the go-to resource for those preparing for the ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst exam. Included are sample exam questions for most of the learning objectives covered by the latest (2012) ISTQB Advanced Level syllabus. It also offers a thorough resource for all software testers, programmers, system designers, and IT Managers.
With over 30 years of software and systems engineering experience, author Rex Black is president of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. Previously, he served as President of both the International and American Software Testing Qualifications Boards (ISTQB and ASTQB).
Jamie Mitchell is a consultant who has been working in software testing, test automation, and development for over 20 years. He was a member of the Technical Advisory Group for ASTQB, and one of the primary authors for the ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2012 syllabus.