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

Which statement about defect management in Agile software development is TRUE?

Which of the following defect statistics will provide input to be used for improvement in the defect reporting process?

You are assigned to test a new application being developed in-house and you have designed a set of test cases to specifically address key product risks. You will issue daily reports summarising how these test cases are progressing during test execution. When considering the audience for these reports, in which stakeholder matrix quadrant would the product's users reside?

A project to replace an old sales and merchandising system with a new version based on modern platforms, will use an Agile lifecycle with iterations of fixed length.
The project objectives include:
* Delivery within 6 months of the start of the first iteration, in 3 releases, to be accomplished by a team that will contain all resources deemed necessary to achieve this
* Quality of delivered product to meet customer acceptance criteria
A test objective, derived from discussion with the customers, has been set as follows:
"Each release shall deliver usability that is better than that of the previous system for the equivalent functionality" Which S.M.A.R.T. criteria are met by this objective?
* Specific
* Measurable
* Achievable
* Relevant
* Timely

Which two of the following activities would normally occur in the Acquisition stage of a tool's lifecycle?
a) Assign a tool administrator to decide on best use of the tool
b) Establish a backup and restore strategy for the tool
c) Review other tools provided by the same vendor
d) Determine how the tool may be impacted by a change to the operating environment e) Develop and implement a training plan for new users of the tool 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 have been assigned t o a project that has a very tight schedule. In fact, given your first analysis you do not think the planned test execution can be completed within the schedule There is no time allowed for defect fixing or for repeating tests. Regression testing has been left out of the planning entirely There is no time to develop test automation. The team has agreed that this Is not the way to run a project, yet they are stuck with the current schedule Given this information what is the best way to proceed with the testing to try to meet the deadline with the best outcome1?

You have just joined a medium-sized company as a senior Test Manager. You would like to take a more proactive approach to process improvement than this company has done in the past. The company uses the V-model as its software development lifecycle. The list below shows five items that are not currently captured on defect reports from dynamic testing.
Which TWO of these items will be MOST useful for identifying potential test process improvements?

Test Analysts are doing test design for a change request to an insurance comparison system. The system provides car insurance quotations, using data input by the user.
The change request states:-
Drivers must be aged between 17 to 85 years inclusive to qualify for insurance comparison.
The following Test Conditions have been identified:
1 Driver's age is less than the minimum
2. Driver's age is within the valid range
3. Driver's age is more than the maximum
The Test Strategy states the test techniques to be used include Equivalence Partitioning and Boundary Value Analysis. Using the Test Conditions and techniques stated in the Test Strategy, the following Test Cases have been created.

As the Test Manager you are reviewing these Test Cases for traceability to the Test Conditions and to ensure that the change request will be adequately tested in accordance with the Test Strategy.
Which of the following statements is FALSE? SELECT ONE OPTION

It is now the last day of the second iteration and the team has been consistently underestimating the time needed. They estimate intuitively rather than using estimation techniques.
Which two estimation techniques would be BEST for the team in this scenario?

Which of the following is NOT true when following the V-Model lifecycle to organise and plan testing activities? SELECT ONE OPTION

SCENARIO 3
You are the Test Manager for a software house called "MakeMyApp" that specialise in mobile phone applications, agile techniques are used for all software development projects.
A new project is underway to develop enhancements to a 'photo sharing' application, known as
'PictureFriend'. There are two types of user account available -Premium Users and Guest Users. Guest users only have limited functionality available. The enhanced features to PictureFriend are:
* Feature 1: Guest Users can share photos with other Guest Users and Premium Users;
* Feature 2: Premium Users can edit pictures before posting to their account;
* Feature 3: Premium Users can create '3D-effect' photographs
The requirements for each feature will be broken down into a number of User Stories with acceptance criteria created for each of them. User Stories are planned and delivered in 2-week 'Sprints'. The project will have 3 sprints.
Refer to SCENARIO 3
You have been asked to select an appropriate review type and review remit for the project.
Which of the following is the BEST review type and remit for this project?
SELECT ONE OPTION

Your team has been assigned to lest a new product that is tightly integrated with existing systems The integrations include data transfers and transformations You have access to the architectural design documents and the integration specifications and some of your testers are former developers.
Given this information, what is the most appropriate test approach?

You have assembled the following cost of quality numbers 1 000 defects were found prior to release and 100 were found after.

Given this information what should you conclude?

You are a Test Manager on a new project. The software that is being created will be used to control the projectors in movie theaters. This is a time critical project because the software must be released before the Christmas holiday season which has the highest movie attendance of the year.
You have decided to implement a review process for the work products that are a part of this release to save both time and money. In order to expedite the training, you brought in a consultant to train the participants and moderators in proper review processes. Your team is enthusiastic about participating in the reviews.
The project is in the early planning stages. As the review leader, what is an appropriate activity for you to be doing at this point in the project? [3]