CTEL-ITP-ATP: Certified Tester Expert Level Assessing Test Processes

You are performing a TMMi level 2 assessment of a testing function and are currently assessing the Test Planning process area.

The specific goals and processes being assessed are:

• SG1: A product risk assessment is performed to identify the critical areas for testing:
  • Product risk categories and parameters are defined for use in the product risk assessment.
  • Product risks are identified and documented.
  • Product risks are evaluated, categorized, and prioritized using the predefined product risk categories and parameters.
• SG2: A test approach, based on identified product risks, is established and agreed upon.
  • The items and features to be tested, and not to be tested, are identified based on the product risks.
  • The test approach is defined to mitigate the identified and prioritized product risks.
  • Entry criteria for testing are defined to prevent testing from starting under conditions that do not permit a thorough test process.
  • Exit criteria for testing are defined to establish when testing is complete.

You discuss with the test manager how these activities are currently performed. They explain that, for each release, they hold a workshop with business and technical stakeholders to discuss the different ways failures could affect the business, along with specific technical changes that could introduce particular risks. Following the workshop, the risks are categorized into groups and documented in the test plan.

You review the test plan, which defines a specific test approach that lists all features and test items to be tested, cross-referenced to the product risks. The risks are not prioritized because the exit criteria require all testing to be completed, and the entry criteria require all functionality to be completed.

Based on this description, assess each specific goal (SG) and determine whether it has been achieved. Which assessment result is correct?