Which of the following is an example of poor communication that can hinder a review?

Making personal remarks about the author's abilities

Providing feedback in a timely manner

Using a common terminology for the review

Encouraging open discussion among participants

A test manager is comparing the effectiveness of two different review teams. Team A found 30 defects in 10 hours of review, while Team B found 40 defects in 20 hours. Which team is more effective in terms of review speed?

Team B, because they found more defects overall.

Both teams are equally effective because they found defects.

Team A, because they found 3 defects per hour compared to Team B's 2 defects per hour.

Team B, because they spent more time, so they were more thorough.

A project manager is planning a formal review of a requirements document. The team has limited experience with reviews. What is the most important factor to ensure the review is successful?

Providing training to all participants on review techniques and their roles.

Ensuring the review is conducted by an external consultant.

Scheduling the review immediately after the document is drafted to save time.

Limiting the review to only the author and the project manager.

A quality assurance manager wants to evaluate whether the review process is effectively finding defects early. Which metric would be most appropriate to track?

The number of review meetings held per month.

The percentage of participants who attend each review.

The average duration of each review meeting.

The number of defects found per hour of review effort.

What is the primary focus of a review according to best practices?

Detecting defects in the work product

Evaluating the author's coding style

Approving the work product without discussion

Assigning blame for defects found

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6foundation · easy
Which of the following is an example of poor communication that can hinder a review?
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A test manager is comparing the effectiveness of two different review teams. Team A found 30 defects in 10 hours of review, while Team B found 40 defects in 20 hours. Which team is more effective in terms of review speed?
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8application · medium
A project manager is planning a formal review of a requirements document. The team has limited experience with reviews. What is the most important factor to ensure the review is successful?
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9application · medium
A quality assurance manager wants to evaluate whether the review process is effectively finding defects early. Which metric would be most appropriate to track?
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