For which type of testing would a test manager be involved with establishing benchmarks?
You are working as a test manager at a company that develops software applications for the mobile domain. The organisation has recently been assessed against TMMi. This assessment showed that the company is a TMMi level 1 organisation. The projects use the V-model lifecycle and an independent test team exists. The test team consists of both experienced and novice testers. The team has not yet been formally trained in testing, but an ISTQB Foundation course is scheduled to take place in two months.
In your role as a test manager working in the independent test team, you have recently performed a risk assessment for a mobile software application to be developed. You want the features that have been identified as major risks to be tested more thoroughly.
Which test practice would you propose to mitigate the identified major product risks?
Assume you are a test manager of a project that develops software in the medical domain. You are responsible for analysing the organisational test strategy and the project context to choose the appropriate test approach.
You consider the following factors:
Detailed requirements of high quality are available
Parts of the software to be developed are expected to be safety critical
Internal audits and an external audit by a government agency are expected to take place, as such traceability and evidence are important elements for the test approach
A release date has been defined, and a marketing campaign has already been scheduled
The project works according to the sequential V-model lifecycle
The independent test team has a lot of domain knowledge but has also been trained and has experience in using test design techniques
Which of the following test approaches would be most appropriate for this project?
In multi-team environments with hybrid software development approaches, there are various challenges in the context of defect management, such as:
i. Alignment of defect attributes to be used
ii. Prioritisation of defects
iii. Alignment of the approach for defect fixes
Solutions to the above-mentioned challenges include:
Which of the following test stakeholders are most likely not involved in defining requirements?
Management is sceptical regarding the budget request (€25,000) for the next testing project. You are asked for a cost-benefit calculation. Based on historical data from several projects, you have come up with the following numbers:
Average prevention cost per defect: €200
Average cost of detection per defect: €400
Average cost of internal failure: €150
Average cost of external failure: €2,500
Expected number of defects to be found in this project during testing: 50
What is the result for the expected cost-benefit calculation for the upcoming project?
Which of the following tools help to understand which part of the test object has been exercised by testing?
You are a tester working in an Agile team for the tax office. Developers on the team have been trained and are experienced in component testing, including various types of code coverage and reviews. The test policy has a clear statement that shift-left is a main focus in trying to achieve software quality. The team is currently developing a new version of the critical income tax application.
Which test activities would you propose to mitigate the risks for the most critical features in the new version of the income tax application?
Which one of the following metrics is primarily used to measure the achievement of a test objective and reported in a test completion report?
A company that sells an established capture–replay execution tool is adding a test management tool. Same team, same technology, incremental development (V-model per increment), known first-year features; later features driven by customer demand.
Which two of the following factors are most likely to influence the estimation technique that would be selected in this scenario?
When reading books and watching recorded videos are used as a way to acquire skills and knowledge, which approach to competence development is typically being used?
Study the following characteristics:
Avoid re-inventing the wheel
Pool on experiences from earlier projects
They prompt thought in areas that are sometimes forgotten
Often used when compliance to specific standards is relevant
To which risk identification technique do these characteristics relate?
Ability to act with confidence is an important skill for a person to perform successfully in a project or team.
To which area of competence does "ability to act with confidence" belong?
Management is sceptical regarding the budget request (€25,000) for the next testing project. You are asked for a cost-benefit calculation. Based on historical data from several projects, you have the following numbers:
Average prevention cost per defect: €200
Average cost of detection per defect: €400
Average cost of internal failure: €150
Average cost of external failure: €2,500
Expected number of defects to be found in this project during testing: 50
What is the result for the expected cost-benefit calculation for the upcoming project?
Which of the following is not a key decision when defining a project test strategy?