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A checkout page that slows to a crawl on launch day is the kind of failure CT-PT prepares you to prevent. The exam itself is a 90-minute paper of 40 questions on how performance testing is planned, modelled, measured and reported, and you need 26 correct answers (65%) to pass. The syllabus is v1.0 from 2018, the fee is USD $199, and you must already hold the ISTQB Foundation certificate. This guide walks through the syllabus chapter by chapter.

Is syllabus v1.0 from 2018 still the one to study, and what must you hold before booking?

Yes. In October 2026 the ISTQB page for Certified Tester Performance Testing still points to the same document: the Foundation Level Performance Testing syllabus, version 2018, dated 9 December 2018 and listed as v1.0 in its file name. No newer syllabus has replaced it, and the ISTQB sample exam is marked as compatible with it. Study that version and nothing else.

ISTQB states the entry rule on the same page: to gain this certification you must hold the Certified Tester Foundation Level certificate. The syllabus repeats it, saying the Foundation Level core certificate must be obtained before the performance testing exam. If you have not passed CTFL yet, that exam comes first; this one builds on its vocabulary of test levels, test process and risk.

Navigating the complex landscape of organizational risk, especially in the realm of cybersecurity, demands more than just theoretical knowledge. Professionals need concrete skills to identify, analyze, and communicate potential threats and their impact effectively. This is where certifications like The Open Group Open FAIR 2 Foundation, specifically the OGOF-101 Exam, become invaluable.

Passing the OGOF-101 Exam isn't merely about earning a credential; it's about building a robust foundation in a quantitative approach to risk analysis that is directly applicable to real-world challenges. Unlike purely qualitative methods that rely heavily on subjective assessments (like "high," "medium," or "low" risk), Open FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) provides a structured, data-driven framework for understanding and measuring risk.

Let's explore five significant ways the knowledge gained while preparing for and passing the OGOF-101 Exam equips you for practical, impactful risk analysis in your professional role.

Preparing for the AgileBA Foundation exam? Whether you're a business analyst aiming to validate your agile knowledge or transitioning from a traditional role, having a smart preparation strategy can make all the difference. This comprehensive toolkit covers everything from syllabus insights to a week-by-week study plan and the best AgileBA Foundation mock test platforms to ensure you're fully equipped to pass the APMG International Agile Business Analysis Foundation exam on your first attempt.

What is the AgileBA Foundation Certification?

The AgileBA Foundation certification is a globally recognized credential offered by APMG International that validates a professional’s understanding of business analysis within agile project environments. With agile methodologies becoming the new standard across industries, business analysts must adapt to agile principles while continuing to deliver value-driven analysis. The Agile Business Analysis Foundation exam helps bridge this gap by aligning agile techniques with core business analysis competencies.

Updated on 22 September 2026. What’s new: CAPM exam fees corrected to $225 for PMI members and $300 for non-members.

Picture a candidate who scores almost perfectly on a short free CAPM quiz, books the exam that week, and leaves the 150-question, 180-minute paper with a fail and Below Target in two domains. Both results were honest. The quiz measured recall on a small, friendly sample; the real paper measured judgement across four domains, held for three hours. That gap is why a free CAPM practice test is worth taking, provided you know what kind of test it is and what its score can tell you.

This article is about using practice tests well, not about whether the credential is right for you. It covers when to sit your first one, how to read a practice result against the four bands PMI uses on its score report, how to drill each domain, the myths that make free question banks less useful than they look, and how many full papers to sit before you pay for an exam appointment.

Why did a strong free quiz score not survive the real paper?

The candidate in the opening did nothing wrong on the quiz. The quiz simply answered a different question from the one PMI asks. Five differences explain almost every case like this, and each one points to a way of practising that closes the gap.

Updated on 21 September 2026. What’s new: CQIA exam fees corrected to $334 for ASQ members, $434 for non-members and $234 for retakes.

To pass the CQIA you need to answer 110 multiple-choice questions in 198 minutes and reach a scaled score of 550 out of 750. Forty of the 100 scored questions come from a single domain, Improvement, so weight your study time towards it and train yourself to read quality tools at a glance.

That sentence hides a good deal of detail, and the rest of this article unpacks it: what the American Society for Quality asks about in each of the five Body of Knowledge domains, who is allowed to sit the exam, what it costs, how to build a study plan around the question weights, and what separates candidates who finish comfortably from those who run out of time.

The ASQ Certified Quality Improvement Associate is a foundation-level credential in ASQ's Foundation Quality category. It does not assume you lead a Six Sigma programme or audit suppliers for a living. It assumes you work somewhere quality matters, whether that is manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, financial services or software, and that you want independent proof you understand the vocabulary, the tools and the team behaviours that improvement work depends on.