The original title is: "Prompt Engineering for Manual Testers: How to Get Useful Output from AI Tools"

Short summary

A practical guide for manual testers on prompt engineering, explaining why vague prompts like 'write test cases for login' produce useless output. It introduces a five-part framework—Role, Context, Task, Focus, Format—that turns generic requests into testing briefs. The article notes ISTQB now includes prompt engineering in its CT-GenAI certification, signaling it as a recognized professional skill.

• •Generic prompts yield generic AI output; testers must inject product-specific context and edge cases
• •Five-part prompt framework: Role, Context, Task, Focus, Format
• •ISTQB's new CT-GenAI certification includes prompt engineering, validating it as a professional skill

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