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The Tester SkillsProgram 53 • Planning • Reconciliation • RegressionTesting • RequirementsTest Analysis • Risk Management • SDET Role • TechnicalTesting • TechnologySkills • SystemsThinking • Test Assurance • Test AutomationFrameworks • Test Automation • Coaching • Test Design––Model-Based • Test Design––Domain • Test Design––State-Based • Test Design—Logic • Test Design—PurposefulActivity • Test Motivation • Test Strategy • Testability • TestingandStakeholders • TestingFundamentals • Testing in Teams • WorkingRemotely As you can see, there are quite a few topics that you won’t find on common test trainingcourses.Personalandprofessionaldevelopment topics includeCritical Thinking, Assertiveness, Collaboration, Communication, Facilitation, Hiring, Pro- cess Improvement,SystemsThinking,Coaching,TestingandStakeholders,Testing inTeamsandWorkingRemotely. 3.5 Program Member Challenges Aspartof thediscussionof theExistentialCrisis, theProgramMembersidentifieda rangeofchallengesthatfacethem.Noteveryonehasthesamechallenges,butthelist belowgivesan indicationof the kindofproblemsbeing faced in tester recruitment, education and retention. For each challenge, the relevant skills topic area(s) have beenassigned.Understandingthesechallengesishelpingalot todefinethesyllabus topics. In thisway, thesyllabus focuseson the rightproblems.