You are the Test Manager on a project to replace an old sales and merchandising system with one that will be based on modern platforms.
The main requirements for the system are:
* Loading sales data, sent electronically from the stores each evening, into a central database.
* Producing sales reports for the merchandisers.
* Producing forecast reports, used to predict demand.Loading sales data and producing reports with the current system has frequently taken longer than the overnight processing window allows. The Data Centre Manager requires that all batch processing takes at least 10% less time than currently.The Sales and Merchandising Manager is more concerned about usability because the parameter entry will be complex.Which option contains two key considerations that would need to be added to your test approach?

• A. Full user experience testing in a model office lab and load testing on user parameter entry
• B. Usability testing during system testing and acceptance testing in pre-prod; performance testing in pre- prod
• C. Usability testing in pre-prod by the team; performance efficiency testing in pre-prod too
• D. Usability testing during system testing; performance efficiency testing post system test phase

What is the purpose of the defect management committee?

• A. To ensure the developers fix all defects
• B. To implement strict guidelines for defect report creation
• C. To validate defect reports and determine fix plans
• D. To control the flow of defect reports into the system

The teams are two days away from the end of the current iteration. The rate at which users have been reporting defects has been trending upward in the last few weeks and so far during this latest iteration has shown another increase.
The scrum master of the team responsible for most defects has asked you for ideas about how to perform the next retrospective in order to learn the appropriate lessons.
You have suggested that they should provide the retrospective meeting with a breakdown, by nature and severity, of the defects relevant to that team.
Assuming that this is done, which next three steps of the retrospective will be MOST effective?

• A. Review its goal and agenda, then collect the relevant data, then analyse the data
• B. Review its goal and agenda, then analyse the data, using root cause analysis where the data indicate that this might be worthwhile
• C. Review its goal and agenda, then analyse the data, then define an improvement plan
• D. Analyse the data, using root cause analysis where the data indicates that this might be worthwhile, then derive and prioritise ideas for improvement

Your company, which specialises in the manufacture of luxury garden furniture to the UK market, is to embark on a project that will deliver a major update to its payment processing component, addressing improvements to functional suitability and performance efficiency. You have just selected a performance testing tool but it has not yet been implemented.
A decision has been made to transfer responsibility for functional system test implementation and execution to the company's offshore test team. System test analysis and design will be performed onshore, at the company's UK head office. You have direct management responsibility for all test personnel, onshore and offshore.
Which of the following is a test management activity that is MOST important for this project?

• A. Creating a resource allocation strategy
• B. Deciding which test techniques should be applied
• C. Implementing the performance testing tool
• D. Defining an approach for usability testing