ASQ Certification

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Description

ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) Exam Preparation Course

Duration: ~66 Hours | 97 Modules

The Alpha TC ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) Exam Preparation Course is an exam-focused training program aligned to the ASQ CSQE Body of Knowledge (BoK). The course prepares participants to successfully sit for the ASQ CSQE certification examination and to perform effectively in Software Quality Engineering roles.

The course emphasizes software quality principles, lifecycle processes, risk management, and application of quality methods to software development and maintenance.

Course Structure

  • Lecture and instructional content: ~33 hours

  • Quizzes, practice exams, and knowledge checks: ~13 hours

  • Directed reading and reference study: ~20 hours

  • Total expected course time: ~66 hours

Course Content (ASQ BoK Aligned)

  • Software quality fundamentals and terminology

  • Software development life cycle (SDLC) models

  • Requirements management and traceability

  • Software testing concepts and defect management

  • Risk management and configuration control

  • Metrics, measurement, and process improvement

  • Audits, reviews, and compliance support

  • CSQE exam format, test-taking strategies, and practice exams

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

  • Interpret and apply the ASQ CSQE Body of Knowledge

  • Support quality activities across the software lifecycle

  • Apply quality methods to software products and processes

  • Use metrics to support decision making

  • Confidently sit for the ASQ CSQE certification exam

Course Materials Included

  • CSQE Instructor Notes

  • ASQ CSQE Handbook

  • Two-year online access to lectures, quizzes, and practice exams

Target Audience

Software quality engineers, software engineers, testers, quality professionals, and individuals seeking ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) certification.

Content
  • Getting Started
  • Update your user profile
  • How to Use the Alpha Training and Consulting Website
  • CSQE Instructor Notes (You got a hard copy with your course)
  • How to sign up for an ASQ Exam
  • How to sign up for an ASQ Exam (7:09)
  • Test Taking Strategies Module 1 (When I say "Primer" I mean "Handbook")
  • Test Taking Strategy Module 1 (56:38)
  • Updates to Test Taking Strategy Module 1 (4:22)
  • Test Taking Strategy Module I PDF
  • Slides in PDF Format
  • Practice Exam - Test Taking Strategies Module 1
  • Test Taking Strategies Module 1 Exam
  • Test Taking Strategies Module 2 (When I say "Primer" I mean "Handbook")
  • Test Taking Strategies Module 2 (1:06:08)
  • Test Taking Strategy Module II PDF
  • Practice Exam - Test Taking Strategies Module II
  • Test Taking Strategies Module II Exam
  • Fundamental Theories
  • Fundamental Theories (1:05:28)
  • Fundamental Theories PDF
  • Additional Content - Fundamental Theories
  • Practice Exam - Fundamental Theories
  • Fundamental Theories Exam
  • SPC Basic
  • SPC Basic (21:27)
  • SPC Basic PDF
  • Practice Exam - SPC Basic
  • SPC Basic Exam
  • Systematic Problem Solving
  • Systematic Problem Solving (50:56)
  • Systematic Problem Solving PDF
  • Additional Content - Systematic Problem Solving
  • DMAIC Template Project Charter
  • Practice Exam - Systematic Problem Solving
  • Systematic Problem Solving Exam
  • Introduction to Transformation
  • Introduction to Transformation (1:30:48)
  • Introduction to Transformation PDF
  • Additional Content - Introduction to Transformation
  • Practice Exam - Introduction to Transformation
  • Introduction to Transformation Exam
  • Quality Gurus
  • Quality Gurus (25:47)
  • Quality Gurus PDF
  • Practice Exam - Quality Gurus
  • Quality Gurus Exam
  • Fundamental Quality Tools
  • Fundamental Quality Tools (31:08)
  • Fundamental Quality Tools PDF
  • Practice Exam - Fundamental Quality Tools
  • Fundamental Quality Tools Exam
  • Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing
  • Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing (8:06)
  • Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing PDF
  • Practice Exam - Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing
  • Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing Exam
  • Risk Management
  • Risk Management (41:23)
  • Risk Management PDF
  • Practice Exam - Risk Management (clone)
  • Risk Management Exam (clone)
  • Nominal Group Technique
  • Nominal Group Technique (17:50)
  • Nominal Group Technique PDF
  • Practice Exam - Nominal Group Technique
  • Nominal Group Technique Exam
  • Supplier Strategy
  • Supplier Strategy (19:12)
  • Supplier Strategy PDF
  • Practice Exam - Supplier Strategy
  • Supplier Strategy Exam
  • Supplier Lifecycle Management
  • Supplier Lifecycle Management (27:04)
  • Supplier Lifecycle Management PDF
  • Practice Exam - Supplier Lifecycle Management
  • Supplier Lifecycle Management Exam
  • Supplier Performance
  • Supplier Performance (16:03)
  • Supplier Performance PDF
  • Practice Exam - Supplier Performance
  • Supplier Performance Exam
  • Supplier Communications
  • Supplier Communications (26:12)
  • Supplier Communications PDF
  • Practice Exam - Supplier Communications
  • Supplier Communications Exam
  • Welcome to LEAN
  • Welcome to LEAN
  • Welcome to LEAN PDF
  • Practice Exam - Welcome to LEAN
  • Welcome to LEAN Exam
  • The Seven forms of waste (lean)
  • The Seven Forms of Waste (LEAN)
  • LEAN - The Seven Forms of Waste PDF
  • Practice Exam - The Seven Forms of Waste (LEAN)
  • The Seven Forms of Waste (LEAN) Exam
  • 5 S (LEAN)
  • 5 S (LEAN) (19:45)
  • 5 S (LEAN) PDF
  • Practice Exam - 5 S Strategy (LEAN)
  • 5 S Strategy (LEAN) Exam
  • Value Stream Mapping (LEAN)
  • Value Stream Mapping (LEAN)
  • Value Stream Mapping (LEAN) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Value Stream Mapping (LEAN)
  • Value Stream Mapping (LEAN) Exam
  • Kaizen (LEAN)
  • Kaizen (LEAN) (19:54)
  • Kaizen (LEAN) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Kaizen (LEAN)
  • Kaizen (LEAN) Exam
  • Kanban (LEAN)
  • Kanban (LEAN)
  • Kanban (LEAN) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Kanban (LEAN)
  • Kanban (LEAN) Exam
  • Process Standards (LEAN)
  • Process Standards (LEAN) (10:44)
  • Process Standards (LEAN) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Process Standards (LEAN)
  • Process Standards (LEAN) Exam
  • Single Piece Flow (LEAN)
  • Single Piece Flow (LEAN) (20:15)
  • Single Piece Flow (LEAN) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Single Piece Flow (LEAN)
  • Single Piece Flow (LEAN) Exam
  • Poka Yoke (LEAN)
  • Poka Yoke (LEAN) (14:16)
  • Poka Yoke (LEAN) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Poka Yoke (LEAN)
  • Poka Yoke (LEAN) Exam
  • smed (lean)
  • SMED (LEAN)
  • Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED - LEAN) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED - LEAN)
  • Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED - LEAN) Exam
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM - LEAN)
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM - LEAN)
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM - LEAN) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Total Productive Maintenance (TPM - LEAN)
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM - LEAN) Exam
  • Visual Management (LEAN)
  • Visual Management (LEAN) (11:02)
  • Visual Management (LEAN)
  • Practice Exam - Visual Management (LEAN)
  • Visual Management (LEAN) Exam
  • Lean Vocabulary
  • LEAN Definitions (32:41)
  • Lean Definitions PDF
  • Practice Exam - LEAN Definitions
  • LEAN Definitions Exam
  • Risk Management
  • Risk Management (41:23)
  • Risk Management PDF
  • Practice Exam - Risk Management
  • Risk Management Exam
  • Introduction to Auditing
  • Introduction to Auditing
  • Introduction to Auditing PDF
  • Practice Exam - Introduction to Auditing
  • Introduction to Auditing Exam
  • Initiating the Audit
  • Initiating the Audit
  • Initiating the Audit PDF
  • Additional Content - Initiating the Audit
  • Practice Exam - Initiating the Audit
  • Initiating the Audit Exam
  • Conducting Document Review
  • Conducting Document Review (4:32)
  • Conducting Document Review PDF
  • Practice Exam - Conducting Document Review
  • Conducting Document Review Exam
  • Preparing for On-Site Activities
  • Preparing for On-Site Auditing Activities (16:52)
  • Preparing for On-Site Audit Activities PDF
  • Additional Content - Preparing for On-Site Auditing Activities
  • Practice Exam - Preparing for On-Site Activities
  • Preparing for On-Site Activities Exam
  • Working Documents
  • Working Documents (6:26)
  • Working Documents PDF
  • Conducting On-Site Audit Activities
  • Conducting On-Site Auditing Activities (31:20)
  • Conducting On-Site Audit Activities PDF
  • Additional Content - Conducting On-Site Auditing Activities
  • Practice Exam - Conducting On-Site Audit Activities
  • Conducting On-Site Audit Activities Exam
  • Standards of Auditor Conduct
  • Standards of Auditor Conduct (17:04)
  • Standards of Auditor Conduct PDF
  • Practice Exam - Standards of Auditor Conduct
  • Standards of Auditor Conduct Exam
  • Preparing, Approving, and Distributing the Audit Report
  • Preparing, Approving and Distributing the Audit Report (6:22)
  • Preparing, Approving, and Distributing the Audit Report PDF
  • Practice Exam - Preparing, Approving, and Distributing the Audit Report
  • Preparing, Approving, and Distributing the Audit Report Exam
  • Completing the Audit
  • Completing the Audit (2:24)
  • Completing the Audit PDF
  • Practice Exam - Completing the Audit
  • Completing the Audit Exam
  • Conducting Audit Follow-Up
  • Conducting Audit Follow Up (2:14)
  • Conducting Audit Follow Up PDF
  • Practice Exam - Conducting Audit Follow-Up
  • Conducting Audit Follow-Up Exam
  • Introduction to the ISO Organization
  • Introduction to the ISO Organization (27:13)
  • Introduction to the ISO Organization PDF
  • Practice Exam - Introduction to the ISO Organization
  • Introduction to the ISO Organization Exam
  • Introduction to ISO 9001:2015
  • Introduction to ISO 9001:2015 (21:00)
  • Introduction to ISO 9001:2015 PDF
  • Practice Exam - Introduction to ISO 9001:2015
  • Introduction to ISO 9001:2015 Exam
  • ISO 9001 Section 4 (Context of the Organization)
  • ISO 9001 Section 4 (Context of the Organization) (54:25)
  • ISO 9001 Section 4 (Context of the Organization) PDF
  • Additional Content - ISO 9001 Section 4 (Context of the Organization)
  • Practice Exam - ISO 9001 Section 4 (Context of the Organization)
  • ISO 9001 Section 4 (Context of the Organization) Exam
  • ISO 9001 Section 5 (Leadership and Commitment)
  • ISO 9001 Section 5 (Leadership and Commitment) (17:27)
  • ISO 9001 Section 5 (Leadership and Commitment) PDF
  • Additional Content - ISO 9001 Section 5 (Leadership and Commitment)
  • Practice Exam - ISO 9001 Section 5 (Leadership and Commitment)
  • ISO 9001 Section 5 (Leadership and Commitment) Exam
  • ISO 9001 Section 6 (Planning for the QMS)
  • ISO 9001 Section 6 (Planning for the QMS) (17:58)
  • ISO 9001 Section 6 (Planning for the QMS) PDF
  • Additional Content - ISO 9001 Section 6 (Planning for the QMS)
  • Practice Exam - ISO 9001 Section 6 (Planning for the QMS)
  • ISO 9001 Section 6 (Planning for the QMS) Exam
  • ISO 9001 Section 7 (Support)
  • ISO 9001 Section 7 (Support) (38:10)
  • ISO 9001 Section 7 (Support) PDF
  • Additional Content - ISO 9001 Section 7 (Support)
  • Practice Exam - ISO 9001 Section 7 (Support)
  • ISO 9001 Section 7 (Support) Exam
  • ISO 9001 Section 8-1 (Operations)
  • ISO 9001 Section 8-1 (Operations) (48:44)
  • ISO 9001 Section 8-1 (Operations) PDF
  • Additional Content - ISO 9001 Section 8-1 (Operations)
  • Practice Exam - ISO 9001 Section 8-1 (Operations)
  • ISO 9001 Section 8-1 (Operations) Exam
  • ISO 9001 Section 8-2 (Operations)
  • ISO 9001 Section 8-2 (Operations) (32:31)
  • ISO 9001 Section 8-2 (Operations) PDF
  • Practice Exam - ISO 9001 Section 8-2 (Operations)
  • ISO 9001 Section 8-2 (Operations) Exam
  • ISO 9001 Section 9 (Performance Evaluation)
  • ISO 9001 Section 9 (Performance Evaluation) (20:33)
  • ISO 9001 Section 9 (Performance Evaluation) PDF
  • Practice Exam - ISO 9001 Section 9 (Performance Evaluation)
  • ISO 9001 Section 9 (Performance Evaluation) Exam
  • ISO 9001 Section 10 (Improvement)
  • ISO 9001 Section 10 (Improvement) (11:20)
  • ISO 9001 Section 10 (Improvement) PDF
  • Practice Exam - ISO 9001 Section 10 (Improvement)
  • ISO 9001 Section 10 (Improvement) Exam
  • Waterfall Method
  • Waterfall Method (10:44)
  • Waterfall Method PDF
  • Practice Exam - Waterfall Method
  • Waterfall Method Exam
  • Introduction to Project Management
  • Introduction to Project Management
  • Introduction to Project Management PDF
  • Practice Exam - Introduction to Project Management
  • Introduction to Project Management Exam
  • Project Management Vocabulary
  • Project Management Vocabulary
  • Project Managements Vocabulary PDF
  • Practice Exam - Project Management Vocabulary
  • Project Management Vocabulary Exam
  • Initiating the Project (PM)
  • Initiating the Project (PM)
  • Initiating the Project (PM) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Initiating the Project (PM)
  • Initiating the Project (Project Management) Exam
  • Planning the Project (PM)
  • Project Planning (PM) Module
  • Project Planning (PM) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Planning the Project (PM)
  • Planning the Project (PM) Exam
  • Five Why's (5 Why's)
  • Five Why's (5 Why's) (8:11)
  • Five Why's (5 Why's) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Five Why's (5 Why's)
  • Five Why's (5 Why's) Exam
  • Eight D (8D) Problem Solving Method
  • Eight D (8D) Methodology (37:57)
  • Eight D (8D) Methodology PDF
  • Practice Exam - Eight D (8D) Problem Solving Method
  • Eight D (8D) Problem Solving Method Exam
  • Gantt Chart
  • Gantt Chart (8:34)
  • Gantt Chart Module PDF
  • Practice Exam - Gantt Chart
  • Gantt Chart Exam
  • pert chart
  • PERT Chart (14:27)
  • PERT Chart Module PDF
  • Practice Exam - PERT
  • PERT Exam
  • Process decision program chart (pdpc)
  • Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC) (6:00)
  • PDPC Chart PDF
  • Practice Exam - PDPC (Process Decision Program Chart)
  • Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC) Exam
  • Activity Network diagram
  • Activity Network Diagram (12:21)
  • Activity Network Diagram PDF
  • Practice Exam - Activity Network Diagram
  • Activity Network Diagram Exam
  • Critical Path method
  • Critical Path Method (CPM) (13:47)
  • Critical Path Method (CPM) PDF
  • Practice Exam - CPM
  • CPM Exam
  • matrix diagrams
  • Matrix Diagrams (12:54)
  • Matrix Diagrams PDF
  • Practice Exam - Matrix Diagrams
  • Matrix Diagrams Exam
  • Prioritization Matrix
  • Prioritization Matrices (17:14)
  • Prioritization Matrices PDF
  • Practice Exam - Prioritization Matrix
  • Prioritization Matrix Exam
  • Interrelationship Diagraph
  • Interrelationship Digraph (7:58)
  • Interrelationship Digraph PDF
  • Practice Exam - Interrelationship Digraph
  • Interrelationship Digraph Exam
  • Project Execution (PM)
  • Project Execution (PM)
  • Project Execution (PM) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Project Execution (PM)
  • Project Execution (PM) Exam
  • Monitoring and Controlling the Project (PM)
  • Monitoring and Controlling the Project (PM)
  • Monitoring and Controlling Projects PDF
  • Practice Exam - Monitoring and Controlling Projects (PM)
  • Monitoring and Controlling Projects (PM) Exam
  • Closing the Project (PM)
  • Closing the Project (PM)
  • Closing the Project (PM) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Closing the Project (PM)
  • Closing the Project (PM) Exam
  • V Model
  • V Model (4:25)
  • V Model PDF
  • Practice Exam - V Model
  • V Model Exam
  • W Model
  • W Model (3:09)
  • W Model PDF
  • Spiral Model
  • Spiral Model (6:29)
  • Spiral Model PDF
  • Practice Exam - Spiral Model
  • Spiral Model Exam
  • Iterative Model
  • Iterative Model (4:44)
  • Iterative Model PDF
  • Practice Exam - Iterative Model
  • Iterative Model Exam
  • Incremental Development
  • Incremental Development (Incremental Model) (2:09)
  • Incremental Development PDF
  • Practice Exam - Incremental Development
  • Incremental Development Exam
  • Evolutionary Development
  • Evolutionary Development (3:33)
  • Evolutionary Development PDF
  • Practice Exam - Evolutionary Development
  • Evolutionary Development Exam
  • Agile Methods
  • Agile Methods (13:24)
  • Agile Methods PDF
  • Practice Exam - Agile Methods
  • Agile Methods Exam
  • Scrum Method
  • Scrum Method (33:15)
  • Scrum Method PDF
  • Practice Exam - Scrum Method
  • Scrum Method Exam
  • Extreme Programming
  • Extreme Programming (10:11)
  • Extreme Programming PDF
  • Practice Exam - Extreme Programming
  • Extreme Programming Exam
  • FDA Software Development
  • FDA Software Development (16:16)
  • FDA Software Development PDF
  • Practice Exam - FDA Software Development
  • FDA Software Development Exam
  • Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
  • Quality Function Deployment (QFD) (50:07)
  • Quality Function Deployment (QFD) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Quality Function Deployment
  • Quality Function Deployment Exam
  • Benchmarking
  • Benchmarking (14:57)
  • Benchmarking PDF
  • Practice Exam - Benchmarking
  • Benchmarking Exam
  • Reliability Vocabulary
  • Reliability Engineering (Vocabulary) (20:39)
  • Reliability Engineering II (Vocabulary) PDF
  • Practice Exam - Reliability Engineering II (Vocabulary) (clone)
  • Reliability Engineering II (Vocabulary) Exam (clone)
  • Reliability in Software Development
  • Reliability in Software Development (43:45)
  • Reliability in Software Development PDF
  • Practice Exam Reliability in Software Deveolpment (clone)
  • Exam Reliability in Software Development (clone)
  • What is next for your ASQ exam preparations?
  • What is next for your ASQ exam preparations (16:58)
  • CSQE Test Review
  • Chapter 2 CSQE Test Review (27:32)
  • Chapter 3 CSQE Test Review (33:32)
  • Chapter 4 CSQE Test Review (40:23)
  • Chapter 5 CSQE Test Review (28:36)
  • Chapter 6 CSQE Test Review (34:39)
  • Chapter 7 CSQE Test Review (41:23)
  • Chapter 8 CSQE Test Review (23:52)
  • What to expect when you enter the ASQ testing facility
  • What to expect when you enter the ASQ testing facility (10:02)
  • CSQE Final Exam
  • CSQE Final Exam
  • Practice Exam - Agile Methods (clone)
  • Further Instruction including "Cramming guild for the Mock Certification Exams"
  • CSQE Testing Help Page
  • Instructions before taking the Mock Certification exams.
  • Mock Certification Exam 1 (Max Time = 4 and 1/2 hours)
  • Practice CSQE Mock Certification Exam 1
  • CSQE Mock Certification Exam 1
  • Mock Certification Exam 2 (Max Time = 4 and 1/2 hours)
  • Practice Exam CSQE Mock Certification Exam 2
  • CSQE Mock Certification Exam 2
  • Mock Certification Exam 3 (Max Time = 4 and 1/2 hours)
  • Practice Exam CSQE Mock Certification Exam 3
  • CSQE Mock Certification Exam 3
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "Project Management Vocabulary Exam, CPM Exam, Activity Network Diagram Exam, Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC) Exam, PERT Exam, Gantt Chart Exam, Eight D (8D) Problem Solving Method Exam, Five Why's (5 Why's) Exam, Planning the Project (PM) Exam, Initiating the Project (Project Management) Exam, Matrix Diagrams Exam, Introduction to Project Management Exam, Waterfall Method Exam, ISO 9001 Section 10 (Improvement) Exam, ISO 9001 Section 9 (Performance Evaluation) Exam, ISO 9001 Section 8-2 (Operations) Exam, ISO 9001 Section 8-1 (Operations) Exam, ISO 9001 Section 7 (Support) Exam, ISO 9001 Section 6 (Planning for the QMS) Exam, ISO 9001 Section 5 (Leadership and Commitment) Exam, Incremental Development Exam, CSQE Final Exam, Benchmarking Exam, Quality Function Deployment Exam, FDA Software Development Exam, Extreme Programming Exam, Scrum Method Exam, Agile Methods Exam, Evolutionary Development Exam, ISO 9001 Section 4 (Context of the Organization) Exam, Iterative Model Exam, Spiral Model Exam, V Model Exam, Closing the Project (PM) Exam, Monitoring and Controlling Projects (PM) Exam, Project Execution (PM) Exam, Interrelationship Digraph Exam, Prioritization Matrix Exam, Supplier Strategy Exam, Kanban (LEAN) Exam, Kaizen (LEAN) Exam, Value Stream Mapping (LEAN) Exam, 5 S Strategy (LEAN) Exam, The Seven Forms of Waste (LEAN) Exam, Welcome to LEAN Exam, Supplier Communications Exam, Supplier Performance Exam, Supplier Lifecycle Management Exam, Process Standards (LEAN) Exam, Nominal Group Technique Exam, Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing Exam, Fundamental Quality Tools Exam, Quality Gurus Exam, Introduction to Transformation Exam, Systematic Problem Solving Exam, SPC Basic Exam, Fundamental Theories Exam, Test Taking Strategies Module II Exam, Initiating the Audit Exam, Introduction to ISO 9001:2015 Exam, Introduction to the ISO Organization Exam, Conducting Audit Follow-Up Exam, Completing the Audit Exam, Preparing, Approving, and Distributing the Audit Report Exam, Standards of Auditor Conduct Exam, Conducting On-Site Audit Activities Exam, Preparing for On-Site Activities Exam, Conducting Document Review Exam, Test Taking Strategies Module 1 Exam, Introduction to Auditing Exam, Risk Management Exam, LEAN Definitions Exam, Visual Management (LEAN) Exam, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM - LEAN) Exam, Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED - LEAN) Exam, Poka Yoke (LEAN) Exam, Single Piece Flow (LEAN) Exam"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 2 years