Survival of the Riskiest A pragmatic approach to managing a test effort

摘要

This paper outlines an approach to help test managers and test team leads prioritize and communicate strategy and status for the test effort in a pragmatic and useful manner. It also provides insight into approaches for utilizing resources efficiently and effectively. This risk-based approach compliments and encourages teamwork across functional boundaries. It provides insight into how test managers and test leads can communicate effectively the status of the test effort as it relates to risk, therefore provides much needed information as to business risks discovered or possible business risks not yet uncovered. Several papers are published on risk based testing, such James Bach's Heuristic Risk Based testing, and Ingrid Ottevanger's Risk Based Testing. This paper attempts ways to use the information once collected. The content of this paper is from practical experience utilizing parts of the above-mentioned papers to develop this unique approach.