Test Management
You are the Test Manager on a project following an iterative life-cycle model. The project should consist of nine iterations of one month duration each. It is planned to develop the most important features to have a stable core of the application in the first three iterations and to add the additional features in the last six iterations.
At the beginning of the first iteration, only a draft version of the requirements specification document for the core features is available. Assume that during each of the first three iterations, the chosen features are fully completed and unit tested.
Which of the following statements is true in this context?

• A.You should allocate all the effort for the system test phase only in the last iteration
• B.You should allocate a large effort for system testing during the first three iterations
• C.You should apply the same test strategy as used in a sequential life cycle model
• D.The system test phase should start when all the requirements are frozen

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Test Tools and Automation
In your organization the following tools of the same vendor are currently in use: a requirements management tool, a test management tool and a bug tracking tool.
You are the Test Manager.
You are currently evaluating a test automation tool of the same vendor (to complete the vendor's tool suite) against an interesting open-source test automation tool under the GNU GPL (General Public License).
There are no initial costs associated to that open-source tool.
Which of the following statements associated to the selection of the open-source tool is correct in this scenario?
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• A.The open-source tool can be modified but it can't be distributed further in any way
• B.There are no initial costs for the open-source tool but you should carefully consider the costs associated to the integration with the existing tools and also evaluate the recurring costs
• C.There are no initial costs for the open-source tool because open-source tools are usually low-quality, while vendor tools have always a better quality than the corresponding open-source tools
• D.The open-source tool can be modified but only if the community of developers of that tool gives you the formal permission to modify it

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People Skills - Team Composition
Assume you are managing the system testing execution phase of a project.
The system test execution period for that project is scheduled for eighteen weeks and the release date is scheduled at the end of system testing.
During the sixth week of system test execution, at the staff meeting, the project manager informs you that the project deadlines are changed and the release date that is only three weeks ahead.
This new release will not allow the completion of the system tests. Suppose also that you have followed a risk-driven test approach for this project.
Which of the following statements represents the worst way to lead your test team in the next three weeks?

• A.Neglect your management activities and work side-by-side with your test team executing tests
• B.Considering the executed tests, you should reduce the test coverage back on the risk analysis and adjust downward the priority of the associated risk items
• C.Convince all the people of your test team that each of them is an important and needed member, and that their contribution is fundamental to the success of the team
• D.Favor and encourage a proactive attitude where people ask for new tasks as soon as they finish their current tasks

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You just handed over the Defect Accepted and Deferred report to your Maintenance team.
Which testing activity are you performing? [1]

• A.Defect Design
• B.Test Decommission
• C.Test Exit Criteria
• D.Test Closure

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The Test Manager must assemble team members that have which of the following characteristics? [1]

• A.Thrive in a routine, structured environment
• B.Will not change the severity of a defect report
• C.Will spark informal cross training among themselves
• D.Possess identical skill sets

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