How do test metrics and flow metrics complement each other in agile development?

Flow metrics replace the need for test metrics

Flow metrics are only relevant for non-agile projects

Test metrics focus on quality, while flow metrics focus on delivery speed and efficiency

Test metrics are only used at the end of the project

A team is reporting high test coverage and low cycle time, but they are also reporting a high number of escaped defects. What is the most likely explanation for this combination?

The test coverage metric is being gamed by writing ineffective tests.

The cycle time metric is being gamed by reducing scope.

The defect density metric is being miscalculated.

The team is using the wrong flow metrics.

An agile team notices that cycle time has increased significantly over the last two sprints. Which decision is most appropriate based on this flow metric?

Increase the number of test cases

Investigate potential bottlenecks in the workflow

Ignore the metric because it is not a test metric

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21foundation · medium
Which test metric indicates the proportion of the codebase exercised by tests?
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22foundation · medium
How do test metrics and flow metrics complement each other in agile development?
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23application · medium
A team is analyzing their workflow and wants to identify bottlenecks that are delaying the delivery of features. Which flow metric would be most useful for this analysis?
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24expert · hard
A team is reporting high test coverage and low cycle time, but they are also reporting a high number of escaped defects. What is the most likely explanation for this combination?
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25foundation · medium
An agile team notices that cycle time has increased significantly over the last two sprints. Which decision is most appropriate based on this flow metric?
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Test and Flow Related Metrics CT-ATLAS Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

Which test metric indicates the proportion of the codebase exercised by tests?

How do test metrics and flow metrics complement each other in agile development?

A team is analyzing their workflow and wants to identify bottlenecks that are delaying the delivery of features. Which flow metric would be most useful for this analysis?

A team is reporting high test coverage and low cycle time, but they are also reporting a high number of escaped defects. What is the most likely explanation for this combination?

An agile team notices that cycle time has increased significantly over the last two sprints. Which decision is most appropriate based on this flow metric?

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