Test Management and Planning Flashcards
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In distributed testing environments, which challenge is MOST significant for a test manager to address?
Answer: Coordinating communication, time zones, and consistent test processes across locations
Distributed teams face challenges of communication across time zones and maintaining consistent processes, which the test manager must actively coordinate.
Which of the following is an example of a 'control' action a test manager might take when actual progress deviates from the test plan?
Answer: Re-prioritizing remaining test cases to focus on highest-risk areas
Re-prioritizing test cases toward high-risk areas is a legitimate control action to recover when testing falls behind schedule.
What does 'configuration management' support in the context of testing?
Answer: Controlling and tracking versions of test items, test environments, and test deliverables
Configuration management ensures proper version control of test items, environments, and deliverables so tests are run against known baselines.
A project uses a 'V-model' development approach. Which level of testing directly corresponds to system design specifications?
Answer: System testing
In the V-model, system testing verifies the system against system design specifications.
Which of the following is a characteristic of 'exploratory testing' that distinguishes it from scripted testing in a managed test effort?
Answer: Exploratory testing simultaneously designs and executes tests, relying on tester expertise and learning
Exploratory testing combines test design and execution simultaneously, leveraging tester expertise, unlike scripted testing which follows pre-defined scripts.
A test manager is evaluating whether to adopt a new test management tool. Which factor should be weighted MOST heavily?
Answer: The tool's ability to support the team's specific processes, reporting needs, and integration requirements
The tool must fit the team's actual processes, reporting needs, and integration requirements to deliver value.
When should suspension criteria be invoked during a test execution phase?
Answer: When a blocking defect or environmental issue prevents meaningful test execution from continuing
Suspension criteria are triggered when a critical blocker—such as a severe defect or environment failure—makes it impossible to continue testing productively.