Quality Assurance & Compliance Flashcards
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A QA lead notices that escaped defects (bugs found in production) are not being tracked back to the sprint they were introduced in. Which Jira practice addresses this?
Answer: Using 'Fix Version' and 'Affects Version' fields consistently
'Affects Version' records which release introduced the defect, and 'Fix Version' tracks when it was resolved, enabling escape defect analysis by sprint/release.
Which Confluence template is most appropriate for documenting a QA test plan that satisfies IEEE 829 standard requirements?
Answer: Test plan template with scope, approach, and schedule sections
A test plan template with sections for scope, test approach, resources, and schedule aligns with IEEE 829's required test plan components.
In Jira Software, which built-in report shows the stability of a team's velocity over multiple sprints, helping QA plan test capacity?
Answer: Velocity Chart
The Velocity Chart displays completed story points per sprint over time, enabling QA leads to forecast testing capacity for future sprints.
A regulated industry team must demonstrate that no code is deployed without a linked change request in Jira Service Management. Which integration pattern enforces this?
Answer: Bamboo deployment blocked by JSM change approval status via API check
Bamboo (or another CI/CD tool) can call the JSM REST API to verify a change request is in 'Approved' status before allowing a deployment to proceed.
When conducting a retrospective on QA process failures in Jira, which issue type is most appropriate for capturing improvement actions that need to be tracked to completion?
Answer: Story or Task
Retrospective action items are best captured as Stories or Tasks in Jira so they can be estimated, assigned, prioritized, and tracked in the next sprint.
A compliance auditor requests proof that Jira project configurations (workflows, permission schemes) have not changed over the past year. Where is this evidence found?
Answer: Jira Admin Audit Log
The Jira Admin Audit Log records all project and system configuration changes with timestamps and the user who made each change.
A QA engineer uses Jira Automation to close all 'Testing' issues automatically when the linked story is marked 'Done.' Which trigger should be used?
Answer: Issue transitioned trigger on the parent story
The 'Issue transitioned' trigger fires when a specified issue changes status, allowing automation to act on linked child or related issues accordingly.