A project manager must decide whether to use MBT for a short-lived project (3 months) with a small scope. The team is experienced in MBT. What is the most cost-effective decision?

Use MBT because the team is experienced and can create models quickly

Avoid MBT because it always increases costs in short projects

Use MBT only if the system has high complexity that would make manual testing expensive

Avoid MBT because the team's experience is irrelevant to cost

Which of the following is a main cost factor that influences the adoption and execution of Model-Based Testing (MBT)?

The cost of training testers and developers in MBT concepts and tools

The cost of purchasing physical servers for the test environment

The cost of hiring additional manual testers to execute test cases

The cost of maintaining a separate test management tool for each project

A company is considering MBT for a legacy system that is critical but poorly documented. The team has no MBT experience, and the project has a strict budget. They have identified that the system has many states and transitions. Which approach best balances the cost and benefit?

Create a complete model of the entire system before testing

Hire external consultants to create the model

Invest in a small pilot project to model a critical subset of the system

Use MBT only for new features, not the legacy system

A team is adopting MBT for a system that will be maintained for several years. They have a limited budget for the first year. Which cost factor should they prioritize to keep initial costs low while still enabling future benefits?

Creating a comprehensive model of the entire system upfront

Starting with a small pilot project to build experience

Investing in comprehensive training for all testers

Purchasing the most expensive MBT tool to ensure quality

A project team is considering MBT. Which cost factor would most strongly justify NOT adopting MBT?

The system requires a large number of test cases

The system is a short-lived prototype with rapidly changing requirements

The team has extensive experience with MBT tools

The project has a long expected lifespan with multiple releases

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6application · medium
A project manager must decide whether to use MBT for a short-lived project (3 months) with a small scope. The team is experienced in MBT. What is the most cost-effective decision?
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7foundation · easy
Which of the following is a main cost factor that influences the adoption and execution of Model-Based Testing (MBT)?
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8expert · hard
A company is considering MBT for a legacy system that is critical but poorly documented. The team has no MBT experience, and the project has a strict budget. They have identified that the system has many states and transitions. Which approach best balances the cost and benefit?
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9application · medium
A team is adopting MBT for a system that will be maintained for several years. They have a limited budget for the first year. Which cost factor should they prioritize to keep initial costs low while still enabling future benefits?
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10foundation · easy
A project team is considering MBT. Which cost factor would most strongly justify NOT adopting MBT?
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