Assume You Are Managing the System Testing Phase of a Project

question 41

Multiple Choice

Assume you are managing the system testing phase of a project. The system test execution period is scheduled to twenty weeks. All tests are manual tests. You are following a risk-driven test approach. During the last staff meeting the project manager tells you new deadlines that will not allow completion of all the system tests. Which of the following would you expect to be the best way to respond to this situation?

• A) Prioritize executing the tests for the highest product risks and track these risks.
• B) Remove testers from your test team, so that they can be assigned to other projects.
• C) Automate all remaining tests.
• D) No action is needed, test as much as possible in the remaining time period.

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