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Analytical test improvement approaches identify problems based on data from the project or team. Appropriate improvements can be derived from an analysis of the identified set of problems.
Which of the following is not an example of an analytical-based test process improvement approach?
You are working as a test manager at a company that develops software applications for the mobile domain. The organisation has recently been assessed against TMMi. This assessment showed that the company is a TMMi level 1 organisation. The projects use the V-model lifecycle and an independent test team exists. The test team consists of both experienced and novice testers. The team has not yet been formally trained in testing, but an ISTQB Foundation course is scheduled to take place in two months.
In your role as a test manager working in the independent test team, you have recently performed a risk assessment for a mobile software application to be developed. You want the features that have been identified as major risks to be tested more thoroughly.
Which test practice would you propose to mitigate the identified major product risks?
You are a tester working in an Agile team in the finance domain. The team consists of 6 members, and you are the only tester. The team is responsible for the development and maintenance of a mobile front-end application. The application is considered to be critical with respect to customer impact and market branding.
You have been asked to identify which test management activity needs to be performed within the team to enhance test maturity and achieve a higher level of product quality.
Which test management activity would you recommend the team should adopt?
Test control uses the information from test monitoring to provide guidance and take corrective action when required.
Which of the following is not a possible test control action?
You have been contracted to manage the user acceptance testing of a new reservation system for a travel agency. The reservation system is being developed by a third party. Detailed specifications are available, and an estimate of the total development effort exists. The system will be delivered in four agreed increments.
Which of the following estimation techniques would be most appropriate to use in this context?
When reading books and watching recorded videos are used as a way to acquire skills and knowledge, which approach to competence development is typically being used?
In an Agile context, defects are often fixed without writing a formal defect report. However, there are some conditions where it is good practice to write a defect report, even in an Agile context.
When is a defect report typically not written in an Agile context?
To which category of cost of quality does "fixing a defect found during testing" belong?
The stakeholders matrix is a strategic tool to be used by test managers and is composed of four quadrants.
Which quadrant is described by the following statements?
Typically do not have a strong interest in day-to-day tasks
Their decisions are critical for resource allocation and high-level project direction
During a test process improvement initiative, defect information is gathered to perform defect cluster analysis.
Which aspect is most likely being targeted for improvement?
TESTED 02 Nov 2025