Chapter 5 Test management

Question 1

Test manager

Answer 1

The person responsible for project management of testing activities and resources, and evalutation of a test object. The individual who directs, controls, administers, plans and regulates the evalutation of a test object.

Question 2

Tester

Answer 2

A skilled professional who is involved in the testing of a component or system.

Question 3

Test plan

Answer 3

Documentation describing the test objectives to be achieved and the means and the schedule for achieving them, organized to coordinate testing activities.

Question 4

Test planning

Answer 4

The activity of establishing or updating a test plan.

Question 5

Test strategy (organizational test strategy)

Answer 5

Documentation that expresses the generic requirements for testing one or more projects run within an organization, providing detail on how testing is to be performed, and is aligned with the test policy.

Question 6

Test approach

Answer 6

The implementation of the test strategy for a specific project.

Question 7

Entry criteria (definition of ready)

Answer 7

The set of conidtion for offically starting a defined task.

Question 8

Exit criteria (completion criteria, test completion criteria, definition of done)

Answer 8

The set of conditions for offically completing a defined task.

Question 9

Test estimation

Answer 9

The calculated apporoximation of a result related to various aspects of testing, (for example, effort spent, completion date, costs involved, number of test cases, etc.), which is usable even if input data may be incomplete, uncertain or noisy.

Question 10

Test monitoring

Answer 10

A test management activity that involves checking the status of testing activities, identifying any variances from the planned or expected status and reporting to status to stakeholders.

Question 11

Test control

Answer 11

A test management task that deals with developing and applying a set of corrective actions to get a test project on track when monitoring shows deviation from what was planned.

Question 12

Test progress report (test status report)

Answer 12

A test report produced at regular intervals about the progress of test activities against a baseline, risks and alternatives requiring a decision.

Question 13

Test summary report (test report)

Answer 13

A test report that provides an evaluation of the corresponding test items against exit criteria.

Question 14

Configuration management

Answer 14

A discipline applying technical and administrative direction and surveillance to identify and document the funtional and physical characteristics of a configuration item, control changes to those charateristics, record and report change processing and implementation status, and verify compliance with specified requirements.

Question 15

Risk

Answer 15

A factor that could result in futrue negative consequenses.

Question 16

Risk level (risk exposure)

Answer 16

The qualitative or quantitative measure of a risk defined by impact and likelihood.

Question 17

Product risk

Answer 17

A risk impacting the quality of a product.

Question 18

Project risk

Answer 18

A risk that impacts projects success.

Question 19

Risk-based testing

Answer 19

Testing in which the management, selection, prioritization and use of testing activities and resources are based on corresponding risk types and risk levels.

Question 20

Defect management

Answer 20

The process of recognizing and recording defects, classifying them, investigating them, taking action to resolve them and disposing of them when resolved.