What is the primary purpose of test metrics in an agile project?

To guarantee that all defects are found before release

To provide a quantitative basis for assessing testing progress and product quality

To replace qualitative feedback from users with automated measurements

To assign blame to teams when quality targets are missed

A team is using test coverage as a key performance indicator. To improve coverage, developers are writing tests that exercise code without asserting expected outcomes. What is the primary pitfall of this behavior?

The tests will be automatically rejected by the CI system.

The tests will inflate coverage without actually verifying behavior.

Test coverage will decrease because the tests are not meaningful.

The tests will increase execution time, slowing down the pipeline.

What is a common pitfall when using metrics in agile development?

Combining test and flow metrics for a holistic view

Using metrics to identify areas for improvement

Reviewing metrics regularly with the team

Overemphasizing a single metric at the expense of others

A team is considering a process change to reduce lead time. They have historical data on lead time and defect density. What should they do before implementing the change?

Establish a baseline of current lead time and defect density.

Focus only on lead time, ignoring defect density.

Implement the change and measure lead time after a few sprints.

Ask stakeholders which metric is more important.

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A product owner wants to predict when a feature will be ready for release. The team has historical data on lead time for similar features. Which flow metric should the product owner use to make this prediction?
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