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    UNIT 4(TEST MANAGEMENT)

    1) Write the different types of goals?


    i. Business goal: To increase market share 10% in the next 2 years in the area of
    financial software
    ii. Technical Goal: To reduce defects by 2% per year over the next 3 years.
    iii. Business/technical Goal: To reduce hotline calls by 5% over the next 2 years
    iv. Political Goal: To increase the number of women and minorities in high
    management positions by 15% in the next 3 years.

    2) Define Goal and Policy


    A goal can be described as (i) a statement of intent or (ii) a statement of a
    accomplishment that an individual or an org wants to achieve.
    A Policy can be defined as a high-level statement of principle or course of action
    that is used to govern a set of activities in an org.

    3) Define Plan.
    A plan is a document that provides a framework or approach for achieving a set of
    goals.

    4) Define Milestones.
    Milestones are tangible events that are expected to occur at a certain time in the
    Projects lifetime. Managers use them to determine project status.

    5) List the Test plan components.


    Test plan identifier
    Introduction
    Items to be tested
    Features to be tested
    Approach
    Pass/fail criteria
    Suspension and resumption criteria
    Test deliverables
    Testing Tasks
    Test environment
    Responsibilities
    Staffing and training needs
    Scheduling
    Risks and contingencies
    Testing costs
    Approvals.

    6) Draw a hierarchy of test plans.

    Software quality assurance (V&V) plan

    Master test plan Review plan: Inspections


    and walkthroughs

    Unit test plan Integration System test Acceptance


    test plan plan test plan

    7) Define a Work Breakdown Structure.(WBS)


    A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a hierarchical or treelike representation
    of all the tasks that are required to complete a project.

    8) Write the approaches to test cost Estimation?


    The COCOMO model and heuristics
    Use of test cost drivers
    Test tasks
    Tester/developer ratios
    Expert judgment
    9) Write short notes on Cost driver.
    A Cost driver can be described as a process or product factor that has an impact
    on overall project costs. Cost drivers for project the include
    Product attributes such as the required level of reliability
    Hardware attributes such as memory constraints.
    Personnel attributes such as experience level.
    Project attributes such as tools and methods.

    10) Write the WBS elements for testing.


    1. Project startup
    2. Management coordination
    3. Tool selection
    4. Test planning
    5. Test design
    6. Test development
    7. Test execution
    8. Test measurement, and monitoring
    9. Test analysis and reporting
    10. Test process improvement

    11) What is the function of Test Item Transmittal Report or Locating Test Items
    Suppose a tester is ready to run tests on the data described in the test plan. We
    needs to be able to locate the item and have knowledge of its current status. This is
    the function of the Test Item Transmittal Report. Each Test Item Transmittal Report
    has a unique identifier.

    12) What is the information present in the Test Item Transmittal Report or Locating
    Test Items
    1) Version/revision number of the item
    2) Location of the item
    3) Person responsible for the item (the developer)
    4) References tyo item documentation and test plan it is related to.
    5) Status of the item
    6) Approvals space for signatures of staff who approve the transmittal.

    13) Define Test incident Report


    The tester should record in attest incident report (sometimes called a problem
    report) any event that occurs during the execyution of the tests that is unexpected ,
    unexplainable, and that requires a follow- up investigation.

    14) Define Test Log.


    The Test log should be prepared by the person executing the tests. It is a diary of
    the events that take place during the test. It supports the concept of a test as a
    repeatable experiment.

    15) What are the Three critical groups in testing planning and test plan policy ?
    Managers:
    Task forces, policies, standards, planning Resource allocation,
    support for education and training, Interact with users/Clients
    Developers/Testers
    Apply Black box and White box methods, test at all levels, Assst
    with test planning, Participate in task forces.
    Users/Clients
    Specify requirement clearly, Support with operational profile,
    Participate in acceptance test planning

    16) Define Procedure.


    A procedure in general is a sequence of steps required to carry out a specific task.

    17) What are the skills needed by a test specialist?


    Personal and managerial Skills
    Organizational, and planning skills, work with others, resolve
    conflicts, mentor and train others, written /oral communication skills,
    think creatively.
    Technical Skills
    General software engineering principles and practices, understanding
    of testing principles and practices, ability to plan, design, and execute
    test cases, knowledge of networks, database, and operating System.

    18) Write the test term hierarchy?


    Test Manager
    Test leader
    Test Engineer
    Junior Test Engineer

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