Chapter 5 – Managing the Test Activities
Quality Standard – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
A formal document approved by a recognized body that provides rules, guidelines or characteristics for products or services.
In simple words
A published rulebook for quality (ISO 25010, IEEE 829, etc.) you can measure your product against.
Exam tip
ISO/IEC 25010 defines the quality-characteristics model referenced by CTFL.
Related terms
- Compliance TestingCheck the software follows the rules it must follow.
- Non-Functional TestingHow fast, how secure, how usable, how reliable — the ‘qualities’ around the feature, not the feature itself.
- StandardA rulebook everyone in a domain agrees to follow — can be industry, national or international.
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