1 The Technical Test Analyst’s Tasks in Risk-Based Testing

Wild Dog … said, “I will go up and see and look, and say; for I think it is good. Cat, come with me.”

“Nenni!” said the Cat. “I am the Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to me. I will not come.”

Rudyard Kipling, from his story “The Cat That Walked by Himself,” a colorful illustration of the reasons for the phrase “herding cats,” which is often applied to describe the task of managing software engineering projects.

The first chapter of the Advanced Technical Test Analyst syllabus is concerned with your role as a technical test analyst in the process of risk-based testing. There are four sections.

1. Introduction

2. Risk Identification

3. Risk Assessment

4. Risk Mitigation ...

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