BH0-010 Question #150: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Scenario 6, V1 "Independent Test Team" XYZ is a Swedish company and the company language is local and all system development documentation is done in the local language. As a test manager you are currently leading an independent test team of 4 people to system test the payroll functionality. The 4 members of staff of described below: - John is one of the senior testers. He has been working for the company the longest and has a good network of contacts. He is confident and tries to bring other team members together to promote team discussions. He is sometimes considered to be manipulative and is often seen to delegate personal work. - Sue is a senior tester. She always seems to be busy and often seems to have too much work to do. However, she gets her work done, regardless of what it takes. She is often inclined to worry unduly and sometimes considered to be argumentative and blunt. She is conscientious and searches out errors and omissions. She always delivers on time. - Steve is a tester. He is serious minded and often looks ahead. When he is given problems to solve he often looks at all options before deciding. He needs to be a little bit more diplomatic though in his approach to other people because his attitude often has a negative affect when trying to inspire others. He is good person discuss ideas with. Steve used to work as a business analyst on the payroll department. - Vicki is a test analyst. She is the newest member of the team and has been employed for her automation skills. Vicki is shown to be dedicated to automation, having spent the past 5 years developing the necessary skills in automation tools. Her view on testing seems too limited; she believes automation is the only way forward. Both John and Sue are highly experienced at finding defects based on their experience with the system and domain knowledge. A number of options have been suggested for the level of independence to be employed for the testing on the next project, and are shown below.