Which test management control option is most appropriate to adopt under these circumstances? 2 credits

A.

Introduce mandatory evening and weekend working to retrieve the 3 week slippage.

B.

Reconsider the exit criteria and review the test plan in the context of the current
situation.

C.

Advise the user community regarding the reduced scope of requirements and the
additional incremental delivery.

D.

Arrange a meeting with the user community representatives to discuss the user
interface.

Which of the following is a project risk mitigation step you might take as test manager? 1
credit

A.

Testing for performance problems

B.

Hiring a contractor after a test analyst leaves the company

C.

Arranging a back-up test environment in case the existing one fails during testing

D.

Performing a project retrospective meeting using the test results after each increment

Which of the following is least likely to be used as a technique to identify project and
product risks? 1 credit

A.

Brainstorming

B.

Inspections

C.

Expert interviews

D.

Independent assessments

Risks should be constantly reviewed. Given the current situation, which one of the following
factors is most likely to lead to a revised view of product risk? 3 credits

A.

The concerns over the user interface may lead to changes to the interface which cannot
be implemented by development in time for the second test iteration.

B.

The concerns over the user interface raises the likelihood of a risk in that area and
increases the amount of test effort needed for the user interface, thereby limiting the test
effort available for other parts of the test management tool.

C.

The delivery of the application without the interface changes may upset the user
community.

D.

The method used for test estimation is not accurate enough and hence the money spent
on testing exceeded its budget.

You have been asked to write a testing strategy for the company. Which statement best
explains how risk can be addressed within the testing strategy? 1 credit

A.

A test strategy should address identified generic product risks and present a process for
mitigating those risks in line with the testing policy.

B.

A test strategy identifies the specific product for a project risk and defines the approach
for the test project.

C.

A test strategy is derived from the test policy and describes the way risk assessments
are performed in projects.

D.

A test strategy is the result of a project risk analysis and defines the approach and
resources for testing.

Part of the testing strategy indicates that you are going to be using systematic test design
techniques. Your manager has asked that you present the main advantages of using these
techniques at the next board meeting. Identify THREE main benefits of using systematic
test design techniques within this company. 2 credits (for 2 out of 3 correct 1 credit)

A.

Easier to quickly adapt testing to changing requirements compared to experiencedbased
testing

B.

Targets certain types of faults

C.

Will guide experienced testers to find defects

D.

Provides a way to differentiate depth of testing based on product risks by using different
techniques

E.

More enhanced documentation and therefore higher repeatability and reproducibility

F.

Will make non-systematic testing redundant

G.

Will reduce the need for early reviews

In addition to risk, identify TWO other components of a testing strategy. 1 credit

A.

The entry and exit criteria for each test phase

B.

Test training needs for the project resources

C.

The test design techniques to be used

D.

Test performance indicators

E.

The test schedule

What is the Risk Priority Number for risk item number 2? 2 credits

A.

16

B.

2

C.

1

D.

63

What would be a test approach regarding the test design techniques to be applied that
would fit an item with the highest risk? 2 credits

A.

 Component testing: decision testing; System testing: exploratory testing

B.

Component testing: decision testing; System testing: decision table testing

C.

Component testing: statement testing; System testing: equivalence partitioning

D.

Component testing: statement testing; System testing: decision table partitioning

Which of the following is a valid drawback of independent testing? 1 credit

A.

Developer and independent testing will overlap and waste resources.

B.

Developers loose the sense of responsibility and independent testers may become a
bottleneck.

C.

 Independent testers need extra education and always cost more.

D.

Independent testers will become a bottleneck and introduce problems in incident
management.