ISQI ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager (CTAL-TM_UK) Sample Questions:

1. You have investigated different possibilities and selected four of them to present to IT management. Which of the proposals will you most likely give your highest recommendations? 3 credits

A) Internal offer from the development department of XYZ to create the regression package using CppUnit as test automation tool. One of the development groups have very good experiences in automating unit tests, and they are willing to do training as well.
B) Insourcing of test automation based on an offer from a local company ABC that has people who are specialists in system level capture-replay automation tools and they also do regular training courses in test automation methods and tools. They can then work closely with Vicki.
C) Solution from a tool vendor offering to educate two test team members in the use of their easy-to-use test automation capture replay tool over the first 3 month and based on that build the regression test suite. In addition to Vicki, Steve is the only one that has time available to be educated.
D) Outsourcing of test automation based on an offer from an Asian company, AsiaAutoTest, which has people who are specialists in system level capture-replay automation tools. They also offer training and besides they offer to run and maintain the regression tests in the future.

2. In addition to risk, identify TWO other components of a testing strategy. 1 credit

A) Test training needs for the project resources
B) Test performance indicators
C) The test schedule
D) The entry and exit criteria for each test phase
E) The test design techniques to be used

3. The development manager is managing the review of the responses received from bidders, and has asked the in-house test manager to provide a review checklist for the test management aspects of the responses. Which of the following checkpoints would be appropriate? 2 credits

A) The bidder's test policy should enforce that incident management fully conforms to IEEE 1044.
B) The bidder's project strategy shows that the data content of all the test environments conforms to EU standards.
C) The bidder's project test plan depicts a phased implementation with later delivery dates to be confirmed and states that test deliverables will be developed using IEEE 829 as a guide.
D) The bidder's test plan shows that the application will be delivered for acceptance in six months time.

4. You are about to release a test progress report to a senior manager, who is not a test specialist. Which of the following topics should NOT be included in the test progress report? 1 credit

A) Product risks which have been mitigated and those which are outstanding.
B) Detailed overview of the risk-based test approach being used to ensure the exit criteria to be achieved
C) Recommendations for taking controlling actions
D) Status compared against the started exit criteria

5. Why might a RAD approach be a better option for the test manager rather than a sequential development? 2 credits

A) It will extend the development team's abilities and enhance future delivery capabilities.
B) More time can be spent on test execution as less formal documentation is required.
C) It will allow the marketing, clerical and testing staff to validate and verify the early screen prototypes.
D) Time-box constraints will guarantee code releases are delivered on schedule.

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