test management Flashcards
tester
A skilled professional who is involved in the testing of a component or system.
failure rate
The ratio of the number of failures of a given category to a given unit of measure, e.g. failures per unit of time, failures per number of transactions, failures per number of computer runs.
configuration management
A discipline applying technical and administrative direction and
surveillance to: identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a configuration item, control changes to those characteristics, record and report change processing and implementation status, and verify compliance with specified requirements.
version control
change control
An element of configuration management, consisting of the
evaluation, co-ordination, approval or disapproval, and implementation of changes to configuration items after formal establishment of their configuration identification.
product risk
A risk directly related to the test object.
project risk
A risk related to management and control of the (test) project, e.g. lack of staffing, strict deadlines, changing requirements, etc.
risk-based testing
An approach to testing to reduce the level of product risks and inform stakeholders of their status, starting in the initial stages of a project. It involves the identification of product risks and the use of risk levels to guide the test process.
incident logging
Recording the details of any incident that occurred, e.g. during testing.
Defect Detection Percentage (DDP)
Fault Detection Percentage (FDP)
The number of defects found by a test phase, divided by the number found by that test phase and any other means afterwards.
priority
The level of (business) importance assigned to an item, e.g. defect.
severity
The degree of impact that a defect has on the development or operation of a component or system.
defect density
The number of defects identified in a component or system divided by the size of the component or system (expressed in standard measurement terms, e.g. lines-ofcode, number of classes or function points).
incident management
The process of recognizing, investigating, taking action and disposing of incidents. It involves logging incidents, classifying them and identifying the impact.
incident report
A document reporting on any event that occurred, e.g. during the testing, which requires investigation.
