ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager - CTAL-TM-001 Exam Practice Test

What is the purpose of the defect management committee?

Which of the following can demotivate a tester?

Which of the following is MOST likely to influence the choice of test levels for a project?

Which option correctly presents the main characteristics of test estimation?

Which of the following is an advantage of specifying test conditions at a detailed level?

You have done a comprehensive risk analysis. You have involved the appropriate people in assessing the risks and determining the likelihood and impact of those risks. You have been testing for three months and have been able to mitigate 75% of the high risk items. You have two weeks left in testing and you now do not expect to be able to complete all the items on the high-risk mitigation list, never mind any from the medium or low-risk lists.
What is the most effective action you should take? [3]

Which two of the following are considered to be advantages when specifying detailed test conditions?
a) They may influence development activities.
b) They form the basis for vertical traceability
c) They are suited to agile methodology
d) They can aid defect prevention
e) They are quick and easy to deliver
SELECT ONE OPTION

You are monitoring the test results for the first week of system test execution to ensure they conform to the test plan objectives. You are guided by the list of test conditions and traceability matrix produced following test design. Test Plan objectives
* Approach - Risk-based and depth first
* Status reporting - Execution statuses must be either "Passed*, "Failed", "Blocked" or "Not Run"
* Traceability - Test execution results must be traceable back to the test conditions Test Conditions

Traceability matrix
Which one of the following is a correct statement regarding the current status of test plan objectives?
SELECT ONE OPTION

Which one of the following metrics would be MOST suitable for helping to determine whether test analysis and design is complete? SELECT ONE OPTION

You plan to introduce a new tester to your Agile team who has expertise in test automation, a necessary skill lacking in current team members. The individual has a high degree of technical competence but has only ever worked alone and admits to finding face-to-face communication difficult.
What would be the BEST course of action?

In relation to cost of quality, which of the following would be classified as a cost of detection? SELECT ONE OPTION

Which TWO of the following metrics will be MOST useful in helping the stakeholders to decide whether to allow the system into acceptance testing?
* Breakdown of all risks by status (closed / not fully tested / one or more tests failed)
* Breakdown by test priority of test execution status (passed / failed / not run)
* Breakdown of outstanding risks by risk level and status (not fully tested / one or more tests failed / both)
* Breakdown of unresolved defects by severity and status
* Breakdown of unresolved defects by Risk Id/s that is/are affected by them

Which of the following organizational structures would be considered unorthodox?