CAST Risk-Based Testing Strategies 5

Question 1

A team must cut the test schedule by 30%. What is the risk-based approach?

Accepted Answer

Reduce or drop testing for the lowest-risk items first

Answer

When time is cut, low-risk coverage is trimmed first to protect critical areas.

Question 2

What role does likelihood play when two features have equal business impact?

Accepted Answer

The feature more likely to fail is tested with higher priority

Answer

With equal impact, the higher probability of failure breaks the tie toward more testing.

Question 3

Which metric best demonstrates risk coverage to management?

Accepted Answer

Percentage of high-risk items with completed tests

Answer

Tracking how many high-risk items are tested directly shows how much critical risk is covered.

Question 4

What is a danger of relying solely on the test team to assess risk?

Accepted Answer

Business-impact risks may be underestimated or missed

Answer

Without business input, the team may misjudge the real-world impact of failures.

Question 5

When new requirements are added late, the risk-based response is to:

Accepted Answer

Reassess risk and adjust test priorities accordingly

Answer

Late changes can introduce or shift risk, so reassessment realigns testing effort.

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