Using Shift Left to Improve Test Basis Quality CTAL-AT Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–28

1. 26expert · hard

   A team's Definition of Ready (DoR) is very strict, requiring detailed acceptance criteria, performance benchmarks, and security requirements for every story. As a result, the team is spending a lot of time refining stories and is missing sprint commitments. What is the most effective adjustment to make?

   • ARemove the DoR entirely and trust the team to self-organize and manage quality.
   • BKeep the strict DoR but allocate more time for backlog refinement in the sprint.
   • CCreate a risk-based DoR, where high-risk stories require the full criteria, while low-risk stories can be accepted with minimal criteria.
   • DRelax the Definition of Ready to allow stories with less detail into the sprint, and rely on the team to clarify during development.
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2. 27foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of the Definition of Ready (DoR) in agile?

   • ATo determine the order of stories in the product backlog
   • BTo define when a sprint is complete and all tasks are finished
   • CTo assign testers to specific user stories
   • DTo ensure user stories are sufficiently detailed and testable before being taken into a sprint
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3. 28foundation · easy

   In agile testing, what is the primary meaning of 'shift left'?

   • AMoving testing activities earlier in the development lifecycle
   • BMoving testing activities to a later phase to allow more time for development
   • CMoving testing activities to a separate team to reduce interference with developers
   • DMoving testing activities to the cloud to improve scalability
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