ISQI ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager [Syllabus 2012] - CTAL-TM_Syll2012 FREE EXAM DUMPS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

You are a Test Manager on a new project. The software that is being created will be used to control the projectors in movie theaters. This is a time critical project because the software must be released before the Christmas holiday season which has the highest movie attendance of the year.
You have decided to implement a review process for the work products that are a part of this release to save both time and money. In order to expedite the training, you brought in a consultant to train the participants and moderators in proper review processes. Your team is enthusiastic about participating in the reviews.
Your manager is questioning the money you have spent on this training effort. He wants to know how you intend to justify the expense when you present your numbers at the annual budget meeting in February.
What would be a reasonable way for you to justify the cost of the training and the reviews when you present your information at the budget meeting? [3]

You have just conducted a skills assessment for your team. You decided to rate everyone from 1 to 5 in the skill areas as follows:
5 = expert
4 = proficient
3 = can use this skill effectively but will need some assistance
2 = interested in learning this skill but has only minimal knowledge
1 = not interested in learning this skill
Given these values, you have rated your team as shown in the table below for the designated skill areas:

You will be starting to test a new product that is an upgrade from one of your existing end user products. Your testing will include white box, performance, security, usability, and black box. You also have a goal to automate 100% of the smoke test and
50% of the regression tests by the end of the release.
Your team willingly shares knowledge and conducts regular lunch time cross-training sessions.
Your manager wants to know if you would like to bring in someone to help train your team in preparation for this project. In which area could you best utilize this help? [3]

You are testing a new product that will turn on the windshield wipers of a car when the sensors detect there is moisture on the windshield. Depending on the information returned from the sensors, the wipers will be turned on at one of the following speeds: slow intermittent, medium intermittent, fast intermittent, slow constant, medium constant, fast constant. Your team has identified the following test condition:
Test Condition 1.1.1 - Verify that the windshield wipers can go from slow constant to fast constant speed when the amount of moisture increases appropriately.
Your team has defined the following steps for a test case for this test condition:
1. Set the moisture sensor to request slow constant
2. Increase the moisture to set the sensor to request fast constant
3. Verify that the wipers respond with fast constant speed
Given this information, which of the following statements is correct? [2]

Reviews
You are a Test Manager working for a software organization where reviews have never been applied. After a meeting with your managers examining a business case for reviews, (including their costs, benefits, and potential issues), the management finally decides to adopt formal reviews for future projects.
You have been given a budget that you have spent to provide training in the review process and to introduce the review process on a pilot project.
On that pilot project the introduction of reviews has been very positive in terms of positive involvement from all the participants. All the reviews applied to different documents have been very effective for their purposes (especially at revealing defects).
Which of the following answers describes an important success factor for the introduction of formal reviews which is missing in this scenario?
Number of correct responses: 1
K43 credits

You are following a risk-based testing strategy. The test execution time is very limited. Assume that all the product risk items require more or less the same level of test effort.

Which of the following answers describes the best execution schedule in this scenario?
Number of correct responses: 1
K33 credits

The Test Manager must assemble team members that have which of the following characteristics? [1]