5.2.3 Product Risk Analysis Flashcards
From a testing perspective, the goal of product risk analysis is to provide an awareness of product risk to focus … in a way that minimizes the …
the test effort
residual level of product risk.
Ideally, product risk analysis begins …
early in the SDLC.
Product risk analysis consists of:
- risk i…
- risk a…
- identification
- assessment
Risk identification is about generating a comprehensive l…
list of risks.
Stakeholders can identify risks by using various t… e.g.
- b…
- w…
- i…
- c…
techniques and tools,
- brainstorming
- workshops
- interviews
- cause-effect diagrams.
Risk assessment involves:
- categorization of i…
- determining their r…
- risk i…
- risk le…
- prior…
- proposing ways to h…
- identified risks
- risk likelihood
- impact
- level
- prioritizing
- handle them.
Categorization helps in assigning mitigation actions, because usually risks falling … can be mitigated …
into the same category
using a similar approach.
Risk assessment can use a quan… or qua… , or a m…
quantitative
qualitative approach
mix of them.
In the quantitative approach, the risk level is calculated as the “ “ of r… and r…
multiplication
risk likelihood
risk impact.
In the qualitative approach, the risk level can be determined …
using a risk matrix.
Product risk analysis may influence the “ “ and t…
thoroughness
test scope.
Product risk analysis results are used to:
- Determine the test “ “ to be c…
- determine the particular test levels and propose t… to be “ “
- determine the test techniques to be “ “ and the c…
- estimate the test “ “ required for e…
- prioritize testing in an attempt to find c… as early as “ “
- determine whether any activities in addition to “ “ could be employed to reduce “ “
- scope
carried out - test types
performed - employed
coverage to be achieved - effort
each task - critical defects
possible - testing
risk
