A team is considering a change to their testing process to reduce lead time. They have data showing that lead time is high because of long test execution times. Which approach would best help them decide on the change?

Implement parallel test execution and measure the impact on lead time and defect density.

Ignore lead time and focus on test coverage.

Reduce the number of tests to speed up execution.

Increase the testing team's capacity to run more tests.

What does the test metric 'defect density' measure?

The number of defects found per unit of code size

The percentage of test cases that pass

The time taken to execute all test cases

The number of test cases written per developer

Why is it important to consider both test and flow metrics when evaluating an agile team's performance?

Because flow metrics are more important than test metrics

Because test metrics are only useful for waterfall projects

Because flow metrics cannot be measured in agile

Because high flow without adequate testing can lead to poor quality

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A team notices that their cycle time is consistently high, and they want to reduce it. They decide to limit the number of items in progress at any given time. Which flow metric are they directly influencing?
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A team is considering a change to their testing process to reduce lead time. They have data showing that lead time is high because of long test execution times. Which approach would best help them decide on the change?
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Which of the following is an example of a flow metric?
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What does the test metric 'defect density' measure?
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A team notices that their cycle time is consistently high, and they want to reduce it. They decide to limit the number of items in progress at any given time. Which flow metric are they directly influencing?

A team is considering a change to their testing process to reduce lead time. They have data showing that lead time is high because of long test execution times. Which approach would best help them decide on the change?

Which of the following is an example of a flow metric?

What does the test metric 'defect density' measure?

Why is it important to consider both test and flow metrics when evaluating an agile team's performance?

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