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Insourcing of test automation based on an offer from a local company ABC that has people who are specialists in system level capture-replay automation tools and they also do regular training courses in test automation methods and tools. They can then work closely with Vicki.

Outsourcing of test automation based on an offer from an Asian company, AsiaAutoTest, which has people who are specialists in system level capture-replay automation tools. They also offer training and besides they offer to run and maintain the regression tests in the future.

Internal offer from the development department of XYZ to create the regression package using CppUnit as test automation tool. One of the development groups have very good experiences in automating unit tests, and they are willing to do training as well.

Solution from a tool vendor offering to educate two test team members in the use of their easy-to-use test automation capture replay tool over the first 3 month and based on that build the regression test suite. In addition to Vicki, Steve is the only one that has time available to be educated.

Data migration

System retirement

System modification

Introduction of a test management tool

The concerns over the user interface may lead to changes to the interface which cannot be implemented by development in time for the second test iteration.

The concerns over the user interface raises the likelihood of a risk in that area and increases the amount of test effort needed for the user interface, thereby limiting the test effort available for other parts of the test management tool.

The delivery of the application without the interface changes may upset the user community.

The method used for test estimation is not accurate enough and hence the money spent on testing exceeded its budget.

Brainstorming

Inspections

Expert interviews

Independent assessments

Testing for performance problems

Hiring a contractor after a test analyst leaves the company

Arranging a back-up test environment in case the existing one fails during testing

Performing a project retrospective meeting using the test results after each increment

Introduce mandatory evening and weekend working to retrieve the 3 week slippage.

Reconsider the exit criteria and review the test plan in the context of the current situation.

Advise the user community regarding the reduced scope of requirements and the additional incremental delivery.

Arrange a meeting with the user community representatives to discuss the user interface.

Introducing mutations

Performance testing

A mutation error

Debugging a program

Static analysis tools find defects earlier in the life cycle.

Static analysis tools can be used before code is written.

Static analysis tools test that the delivered code meets business requirements.

Static analysis tools are particularly effective for regression testing.

Likelihood of failure = 20%; impact value = £100,000

Likelihood of failure = 10%; impact value = £150,000

Likelihood of failure = 1%; impact value = £500,000

Likelihood of failure = 2%; impact value = £200,000