Free Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Management Exam CTAL-TM Exam Practice Test

You have replaced informal code reviews with technical reviews for the most complex and critical components, in an attempt to reduce the high number of defects being found during component and integration test levels. The project manager is concerned about the costs of implementing formal reviews and has asked you to measure whether they actually provide a return on investment.Which three of the following metrics would be MOST effective in helping you to achieve this?

• Identification of defect clusters across components
• Number of lines of code reviewed
• Number of defects found during reviews d Root cause for each defect detected e Post-review cost of detection and internal failure per defect
• Type of review
• Effort to conduct the review including rework
• c. e and g.
• a. f and g.
• b. d and e.
• a, c and d.

Which one of the following standards would a Test Manager be expected to understand when planning and organising activities with a Project Manager? SELECT ONE OPTION

• PRINCE2®
• CMMI®
• TMMI®
• ITIL®

Which three of the following would be considered a good mix of technical and interpersonal skills (hard and soft), for a test team leader?

• Ability to compliment a developer.
• Presenting information regarding a test project progress to stakeholders
• Using a configuration management tool.
• Ability to read a development coding language
• Assessing a failure and documenting it correctly.
• c. d and e.
• a. b and e.
• a. c and d.
• b, d and e.

What is the purpose of process improvement assessment models? [1]

• Ensure a consistent approach is used
• Assist in the hiring of new testers
• Model the failure modes of the product
• Identify the test tools needed for testing

Which of the following organizational structures would be considered unorthodox? [1]

• Developers within the same team unit test each others' code prior to handing over to a separate testing team for system testing
• Developers and testers are integrated within the same project team, each role focusing on a different level of testing
• After developers are done unit testing, business analysts alpha test the system before handing over to a separate testing team for system testing
• DBAs confirm the referential integrity of the database and developers complete their unit testing before handing over to
• external organization for system testing

Which of the following are primary activities in conducting product risk analysis? [1]

• Risk testing, risk management
• Risk identification, risk assessment
• Risk identification, risk testing
• Risk management, risk assessment

As a Senior Test Manager for a large UK based software company, you have been tasked with setting up an outsourced test facility in another country and another time zone. Test effort will be equally split between the UK and the outsourced test facility.Which of the following factors is MOST LIKELY to lead to the success of the new working arrangement?

• Introduce clearly defined lines of communication.b Increase the use of informal test execution.c Align the testing methodologies used at each site
• Implement a weekly team meeting where reps from each site attend in person.
• Increase the overlap of allocated testing tasks.
• Introduce local defect management processes for each site.
• a and c.
• c and d.
• b and f.
• b and e.

While mining the defect database for patterns of problems in the last release, a Test Manager notices that many of the most damaging failures were caused by defectsinjected during the low-level design phase.Which of the following actions will likely give this project the most effective solution to this problem? [3]

• Increased static analysis during the implementation phase
• Mandatory reviews of all important design work products
• Formal inspections of the code modules affected by the last release
• Increased white-box coverage during system testing

You have been asked to implement formal reviews at your company. From the list below, what are the correct characteristics of a formal review?

• Entry and exit criteria have been defined.
• Checklists created to be used by all reviewers.
• Consistency with current project plan is checked.
• Metrics on effectiveness will be gathered.
• The review will be moderated by a lead auditor.
• c, d and e.
• b, c and e.
• a, b and c.
• a, b and d.

Which of the following is the MOST relevant factor to consider when selecting an open source tool? SELECT ONE OPTION

• The number of testers that will use the tool.
• The initial cost of the tool and ongoing annual costs.
• The number of user screens in the tool.
• The formal user support available for the tool.