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ISEB-SWTINT1 · Question #46

Scenario 1 A computerised system is being created to monitor the life support system on board a submarine. It monitors air quality, water supplies and temperature. This system will be supplied and…

The correct answer is A. Test policyTest strategyProject test planSystem test plan. Option A is correct because test management documentation follows a top-down hierarchy from organizational governance to project-specific detail: Test Policy establishes the organization's overall testing principles, Test Strategy translates those principles into testing…

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Scenario 1 A computerised system is being created to monitor the life support system on board a submarine. It monitors air quality, water supplies and temperature. This system will be supplied and maintained by SubsInc. SubsInc uses the V-model for software development and conducts four levels of testing, from unit through to operational and site acceptance testing. Two key risks identified for the air quality system are: 1. If the percentage of oxygen in the air falls too low, personnel may suffocate 2. If the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air rises too high, the air may become toxic. To address these risks, the requirement specification for this system includes the following requirements: R1) Oxygen must be replaced as it is consumed. R2) Carbon dioxide must be removed from the air. These requirements must be reflected in the functional, technical and program specification documents. You are a newly recruited test manager. You have decided to spend part of your first week reviewing the test documentation associated with the air quality system. Which of the following is an accurate depiction of the hierarchy of test management documentation (where the highest comes first)?

Options

  • ATest policyTest strategyProject test planSystem test plan
  • BTest strategyTest policyProject test planSystem test plan
  • CTest policyProject test planTest strategySystem test plan
  • DProject test planTest strategySystem test planTest policy

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    72% (18)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    16% (4)

Explanation

Option A is correct because test management documentation follows a top-down hierarchy from organizational governance to project-specific detail: Test Policy establishes the organization's overall testing principles, Test Strategy translates those principles into testing approaches across projects, the Project Test Plan applies the strategy to a specific project, and the System Test Plan drills into a particular test level within that project.

Option B is wrong because it inverts the top two documents - the Test Policy sets the rules that the Test Strategy must follow, not the other way around. Option C is wrong because the Project Test Plan sits below the Test Strategy; you can't plan a project before defining the approach the plan must conform to. Option D is completely inverted at the extremes, placing the Project Test Plan (a mid-level document) above everything and burying the Test Policy (the highest-level document) at the bottom.

Memory tip: Use the acronym "PSPS" - Policy → Strategy → Project plan → System plan - and remember it flows from "most abstract/org-wide" down to "most specific/test-level," like zooming in on a map.

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#test documentation hierarchy#test policy#test strategy#test planning

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