Systems Thinking CT-ATLAS Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   Which of the following is an example of emergent behavior in a scaled agile testing environment?

   • AA team's decision to adopt a new testing tool
   • BA bottleneck in the release pipeline that appears only when multiple teams integrate their code simultaneously
   • CA test case that fails due to a defect in the code
   • DA test automation framework that is designed to run tests in parallel
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2. 17application · medium

   A test leader at a mid-sized software company is frustrated that despite a high unit test coverage percentage (85%), the number of customer-reported defects has not decreased. The test leader is considering abandoning the unit test metric in favor of a new metric. Applying systems thinking, what is the most appropriate interpretation of this situation?

   • AThe unit test metric is a poor proxy for quality because it measures activity, not the effectiveness of tests at catching real-world defects.
   • BThe unit test coverage is actually sufficient, and the customer defects are due to poor requirements, not testing.
   • CThe unit tests are likely testing the wrong things, so the team should rewrite all unit tests to focus on integration scenarios.
   • DThe metric should be replaced with a count of defects found in production, as that is the only true measure of quality.
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4. 18foundation · easy

   How can systems thinking be applied to address a complex quality challenge in a scaled agile environment?

   • ABy isolating the problem to a single team and fixing it there
   • BBy analyzing the entire system, including interactions and feedback loops, to identify root causes
   • CBy immediately implementing a solution that worked in another organization
   • DBy focusing on the most visible symptom and addressing it directly
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5. 19application · medium

   A test leader is new to a company and observes that the testing team is often blamed for defects that escape to production. The test leader believes this is unfair because the testing team is only one part of a larger system. Which action BEST demonstrates the test leader applying systems thinking to address this issue?

   • AImplement a more rigorous testing process to catch more defects before release.
   • BConduct a blameless post-mortem that examines the entire development and release process, including requirements, coding, and testing.
   • CCreate a new metric that measures the testing team's effectiveness in finding defects.
   • DIncrease the testing team's authority to block releases if they are not confident in quality.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   Which of the following best illustrates the interconnectedness of testing processes within a larger organizational system?

   • AEach team maintains its own separate test environment to avoid conflicts
   • BA test automation failure in one team blocks the release of another team's feature
   • CQuality metrics are only reported to the executive team
   • DTesters only communicate with their own product owner
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