mathan_vel

 Profile Answers by mathan_vel Questions by mathan_vel

• Feb 4th, 2009

 

Testing is the means used in software development to reduce risks associated with a system.Risk-based testing (RBT) is a type of software testing that prioritizes the features and functions to be tested based on priority/importance and likelihood or impact of failure. In theory, since there is an infinite number of possible tests, any set of tests must be a subset of all possible tests. Test techniques such as boundary value analysis and state transition testing aim to find the areas most likely to be defective. So by using test techniques, a software test engineer is already selecting tests based on risk.


Risk is calculated according to the features, all those functionalities are prioritized and those important one is to be test first.

srinivasulub1981

 Profile Answers by srinivasulub1981 Questions by srinivasulub1981

• Feb 27th, 2009

 

As a tester?we always needs to be prioritise the tasks based on the schedule and importance and time.? So Risk Based Testing is a type of testing in which a tester has to prioritise the tasks based on the schedule.

Srinivas

goksn

 Profile Answers by goksn 

• Jul 22nd, 2009

 

Risk can be calculated by asking the following questions towards the functionalities,

1. Which function area is related with finance (money)?
2. Which area senior management will look first?
3. Which area is the core function of the application?
4.
Reasons like
       4.1 Which module has weak programmers?
       4.2 Which module has ambiguous requirements?
       4.3
Experience of developer Vs tool / domain - compare across modules and choose the worst one.
5. Which module is most complex to develop?
6. In which module, new development tool / methodology is introduced?
7. Which module has less time to test? (Complexity Vs testing time ratios)
etc.

The answer to these questions will disclose the risks of the project and thus
pave way for risk based testing.