A release manager is under pressure to release a product. The test team has not met all exit criteria, but the remaining defects are low severity. The test manager must decide whether to recommend release. What should the test manager do?

Let the release manager decide without providing a recommendation.

Assess the risk of the remaining defects and provide a recommendation with a clear risk statement.

Recommend release because the remaining defects are low severity and the business impact is minimal.

Recommend delaying the release until all exit criteria are met, regardless of severity.

In iteration planning, testers help the team by:

Writing the final test report for the iteration

Identifying potential risks related to testability and dependencies

Assigning story points to development tasks only

Deciding which features to include in the release

Which of the following is an example of an exit criterion for a test level?

The developers have started coding

The test environment is ready for use

At least 95% of planned test cases have been executed and passed

A test manager is estimating effort for a project with a mix of simple and complex features. The team has historical data for similar projects, but the complexity distribution is different. Which estimation technique would be most appropriate?

Use a three-point estimation for the entire project.

Use a simple average of historical effort across all features.

Use expert judgment to estimate each feature individually without historical data.

Use a weighted average of historical effort based on the complexity of each feature.

A release manager is deciding whether to release a product. The test team has provided an estimate that 10 more person-days are needed to complete regression testing. The exit criteria are not yet met. What should the release manager consider in the release decision?

The number of test cases that have been automated.

The test plan's schedule for the next release.

The estimate of remaining effort and the status of exit criteria.

The number of testers available for the next iteration.

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Domain 5Objective 1

Test Planning and Estimation CTFL Practice Questions (Page 4)

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16expert · hard
A release manager is under pressure to release a product. The test team has not met all exit criteria, but the remaining defects are low severity. The test manager must decide whether to recommend release. What should the test manager do?
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17foundation · easy
In iteration planning, testers help the team by:
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18foundation · easy
Which of the following is an example of an exit criterion for a test level?
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19expert · hard
A test manager is estimating effort for a project with a mix of simple and complex features. The team has historical data for similar projects, but the complexity distribution is different. Which estimation technique would be most appropriate?
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20application · medium
A release manager is deciding whether to release a product. The test team has provided an estimate that 10 more person-days are needed to complete regression testing. The exit criteria are not yet met. What should the release manager consider in the release decision?
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