This document provides sample questions and answers that are important from the perspective of the ISTQB Advanced Level certification examination. It includes 75 multiple choice questions covering topics like the types of information that should be collected for problem tracking and test activity tracking as part of a V&V plan, an explanation of Shewart's Plan-Do-Check-Act paradigm, the uses of the CMM, SPA and SCE methods for applying CMM, the key process areas and practices in CMM, and what a maturity questionnaire is in CMM. The document encourages reviewing these questions and answers to brush up on knowledge prior to taking the certification exam.
How to take organizations to higher testing maturity suresh bose anagha mahaj...Anagha Mahajan
Description:
For the past many years, the focus of the industry was on improving quality by writing better code and using automation and engineering. These efforts did show results but we are still far from an illusive zero-defect state while fulfilling expected time to market.
In order to further boost software quality improvement efforts, the focus has now shifted to improving testing processes. Test Maturity Model integration (TMMi) is a detailed model for test process assessment and improvement. TMMi staged model contains stages or levels that determine the maturity of an organization and lays down roadmap for moving from one maturity level to next. As the processes evolve, an organization passes from adhoc (L1) to Optimized levels (L5). Application of TMMi will lead organizations to highly mature test process, reduced rework (about 10%), increase in defect removal efficiency (about 85%), higher productivity (about 10 test cases per day or 15% higher) and faster time to market.
Learning Objectives:
1. How can your organization improve the effectiveness of testing
2. How can you sustain testing maturity
3. What is the improvement roadmap for the implementation journey to improve testing processes
4. Why TMMI is preferred to CMMI for any testing organization
How to take organizations to higher testing maturity suresh bose anagha mahaj...Anagha Mahajan
Description:
For the past many years, the focus of the industry was on improving quality by writing better code and using automation and engineering. These efforts did show results but we are still far from an illusive zero-defect state while fulfilling expected time to market.
In order to further boost software quality improvement efforts, the focus has now shifted to improving testing processes. Test Maturity Model integration (TMMi) is a detailed model for test process assessment and improvement. TMMi staged model contains stages or levels that determine the maturity of an organization and lays down roadmap for moving from one maturity level to next. As the processes evolve, an organization passes from adhoc (L1) to Optimized levels (L5). Application of TMMi will lead organizations to highly mature test process, reduced rework (about 10%), increase in defect removal efficiency (about 85%), higher productivity (about 10 test cases per day or 15% higher) and faster time to market.
Learning Objectives:
1. How can your organization improve the effectiveness of testing
2. How can you sustain testing maturity
3. What is the improvement roadmap for the implementation journey to improve testing processes
4. Why TMMI is preferred to CMMI for any testing organization
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The three-day course, "Introduction to CMMI", introduces participants to the fundamental concepts of the CMMI model. The course assists companies in integrating best practices from proven discipline-specific process improvement models, including systems engineering, software engineering, integrated product and process development and supplier sourcing.
The course is composed of lectures and class exercises with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions. After attending the course, participants will be able to describe the components of CMMI, discuss the process areas in CMMI, and locate relevant information in the model.
The workshop will help the participants to:
Understand the CMMI framework
Understand the detailed requirements of the process areas in the CMMI V1.3
Make valid judgments regarding the organization's implementation of process areas
Identify issues that should be addressed in performing process improvements using the CMMI V1.3
Process Improvement: Process and product quality, Process Classification, Process Measurement, Process Analysis and Modeling, Process Change, The CMMI Process Improvement Framework.
Service Oriented Software Engineering: Services as reusable components, Service Engineering, Software Development with Services.
The three-day course, "Introduction to CMMI", introduces participants to the fundamental concepts of the CMMI model. The course assists companies in integrating best practices from proven discipline-specific process improvement models, including systems engineering, software engineering, integrated product and process development and supplier sourcing.
The course is composed of lectures and class exercises with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions. After attending the course, participants will be able to describe the components of CMMI, discuss the process areas in CMMI, and locate relevant information in the model.
The workshop will help the participants to:
Understand the CMMI framework
Understand the detailed requirements of the process areas in the CMMI V1.3
Make valid judgments regarding the organization's implementation of process areas
Identify issues that should be addressed in performing process improvements using the CMMI V1.3
A test center of excellence examines your website for stability and responsiveness. If you are an online business owner, it is important that you get a test center of excellence to examine your software or business portal.
The three-day course, "Introduction to CMMI", introduces participants to the fundamental concepts of the CMMI model. The course assists companies in integrating best practices from proven discipline-specific process improvement models, including systems engineering, software engineering, integrated product and process development and supplier sourcing.
The course is composed of lectures and class exercises with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions. After attending the course, participants will be able to describe the components of CMMI, discuss the process areas in CMMI, and locate relevant information in the model.
The workshop will help the participants to:
Understand the CMMI framework
Understand the detailed requirements of the process areas in the CMMI V1.3
Make valid judgments regarding the organization's implementation of process areas
Identify issues that should be addressed in performing process improvements using the CMMI V1.3
Process Improvement: Process and product quality, Process Classification, Process Measurement, Process Analysis and Modeling, Process Change, The CMMI Process Improvement Framework.
Service Oriented Software Engineering: Services as reusable components, Service Engineering, Software Development with Services.
The three-day course, "Introduction to CMMI", introduces participants to the fundamental concepts of the CMMI model. The course assists companies in integrating best practices from proven discipline-specific process improvement models, including systems engineering, software engineering, integrated product and process development and supplier sourcing.
The course is composed of lectures and class exercises with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions. After attending the course, participants will be able to describe the components of CMMI, discuss the process areas in CMMI, and locate relevant information in the model.
The workshop will help the participants to:
Understand the CMMI framework
Understand the detailed requirements of the process areas in the CMMI V1.3
Make valid judgments regarding the organization's implementation of process areas
Identify issues that should be addressed in performing process improvements using the CMMI V1.3
A Simple Introduction To CMMI For BeginerManas Das
This slide contain an overall idea about cmmi and how to get started with cmmi levels. Also it is very good PPT for students who are giving seminar in colleges.
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ONLINE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM 1
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Connie Farris
Colorado Technical University
Systems Analysis, Design and Integration
(IT425-1801A-03)
Crispin Jose
January 5, 2018
Table of Contents
Unit 1: System Overview 4
Description of System Capabilities 4
Users and Stakeholders 4
Project Sponsor 4
Unit 1: Requirements Specification 5
Overall System Goals and Objectives 5
Elicitation Methods 5
Functional Requirements 5
Non-Functional Requirements 5
Assumptions and Constraints 5
Unit 2: System or Application Design 6
Use Case Diagram 6
Functional Decomposition Diagram 6
Data Flow Diagram or Class Diagram or Entity Relationship Diagram 7
Sequence Diagram 8
Storyboard or Mockup 8
Unit 3: Test and Quality Assurance Plan 9
Unit Test Plan 9
System Test Plan 9
Acceptance Test Plan 10
Quality Assurance Test Plan 10
Unit 4: Development Strategy 11
Insourcing 11
Outsourcing 11
Hybrid (Combination of Both) 12-13
Development Strategy Cost Analysis 14
Proposed Development Strategy 15
Unit 5: Integration and Deployment Plan 16
Work Breakdown Structure 16
References 17
Unit 1: System OverviewDescription of System Capabilities
With this project, my idea is to design an Online Appointment Request System that will book and confirm appointments by the requesting company, business or individual assigned to overseeing the project. The goal here is for an easy online experience for the company and client.
Users and Stakeholders
The users will be the clients who depend on this system to work properly and be easy and efficient when they need to communicate with this company. In this situation, the stakeholders consist of the management personnel to work with the developer to assure all requirements the company need to make this software a success. (villatorita, 2014)
Project Sponsor
The financial advisor will be working with all stakeholders to ensure cost and time limits. He will also make sure that the software will comply with the goals to make this accessible to benefit the employees and the clients. He will have constant access and will work closely with the developer and stakeholders to guarantee that requirements are met.
Unit 1: Requirements Specification Overall System Goals and Objectives
We are looking for software to schedule online appointments in a timely manner that is user friendly for the employee and the client. It should be able to handle all aspects from scheduling to notifying the client. Elicitation Methods
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Let us delve upon the various skill levels or knowledge levels for the testing industry being designated as K-Levels.
What are K-Levels of knowledge?
K-Levels or “Knowledge Levels” basically refers to the prescription of an upper limit of skills or knowledge essential for a particular certification.
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During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
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The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
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But there’s more:
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ISTQB Advanced Study Guide - 8
1. ISTQB Advanced Level Certification – Study Guide (Part 8)
Prior to appearing for exam for ISTQB Advanced Level certification, it is wise to quickly brush up
your knowledge by reviewing the following questions – answers that are extremely important from
the examination point of view.
Q. 71: What type of information to be collected and documented for problem tracking as a
part of V&V plan?
1) When the problem had occurred
2) Where the problem had occurred
3) State of the system before occurrence
4) Evidence of the problem
5) Actions or inputs that appear to have led to occurrence
6) Description of how the system should work; reference to relevant requirements
7) Priority for solving problem
8) Technical contact for additional information
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Q. 72: What type of data needs to be collected and documented for tracking of test
activities as a part of V&V plan?
1) Number of tests executed
2) Number of tests remaining
3) Time used
4) Resources used
5) Number of problems found and the time spent finding them
This data can then be used to track actual test progress against scheduled progress. The tracking
information is also important for future test scheduling.
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Q. 73: Explain the Shewart’s Plan-Act-Check-Do paradigm?
Shewart’s paradigm, applied to both the software product and process, generally consists of the
following activities:
1) Plan: The SEI capability maturity model is a general framework or plan for developing five
increasingly improved levels (initial, repeatable, defined, managed, and optimizing) of software
process maturity. Because the CMM is designed to be generic, each organization must customize
its process improvement plan for its own application(s), environment, and company organization.
The five levels are designed as a logical progression, so each level must be achieved, in order,
from one to five. It is not possible to skip levels.
2) Act: Because software is not produced by a manufacturing process, software designers must
both strive to meet the users’ functional requirements for the product and design for correct
implementation and easy maintainability.
3) Check: Software inspections and peer reviews are the major product control mechanism used.
Quantifiable inspections results such as change requests provide the foundation for measurable
process control and improvement. Audits are the most usual process verification process.
Auditors need to examine not only whether the standards, procedures, and tools are adequate,
2. but they also to see how well the project is following the prescribed process plans.
4) Do: Software quality control is often specified both by the customer acceptance criteria in the
contract or requirements specification and by whether the software product meets written
standards. Software measures are used to measure product quality in a quantifiable way.
The most common process quality control approach is tracking actual against expected
performance. Causes for significant deviation from the plan are found and corrected.
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Q. 74: What are the uses of the CMM?
The capability maturity model, developed by the Software Engineering Institute, is designed to
help both development organizations and customers (government organizations or companies
who acquire software). Software organizations need to understand the quality of their software
process and how to improve it. Organizations contracting for software need ways to evaluate a
potential contractor’s capability to carry out the work.
The CMM has four intended uses to help organizations improve their software process
capabilities:
1) Identify improvements
2) Identify risks in selecting contractors
3) Implement a process improvement program
4) Guide definition and development of the software process
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Q. 75: What is SPA – “Software Process Assessment” method for applying CMM?
A software process assessment is an in-house determination, primarily of the weaknesses of the
software process in an organization as a whole. It is an internal tool that an organization can
choose as a part of an overall program for improving its ability to produce high-quality products on
time and within budget.
The objectives of the SPA method are as under:
(1) Identify strengths, weaknesses, and existing improvement activities on which to base an
organization-wide improvement effort and
(2) To get organizational buy-in to that effort.
The method is used to help an organization identify key areas for improvement, begin to baseline
its software process, and initiate improvements.
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Q. 76: What is SCE – “Software Capability Evaluation” method for applying CMM?
A software capability evaluation is an independent evaluation of an organization’s software
process as it relates to a particular acquisition. It is a tool that helps an external group (an
“acquirer”) determine the organization’s ability to produce a particular product having high quality
and to produce it on time and within budget.
3. The objective of the SCE method is to identify strengths, weaknesses, and existing improvement
activities in a supplier’s software process that best indicate the risk associated with using that
supplier for a particular software acquisition. The method is used to identify software risks, help in
mitigating these risks, and motivate initiation of improvement programs.
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Q. 77: What are the differences between SPA & SCE method for applying CMM?
Sr. SCE - Software Capability SPA - Software Process
Evaluation Assessment
1 Used by acquisition Used by organization to
organization for source improve software process
selection and contract
monitoring
2 Results to the organization Results to organization only
and the acquirer
3 Substantiates current Assesses current practice
practice
4 Assesses commitment to Acts as catalyst for process
improve improvement
5 Analyzes contract Provides input to improvement
performance potential action plan
6 Independent evaluation— Collaborative—organization
no organization members members on team, with
on team representative from licensed
SPA associate or SEI
7 Applies to performance for Applies to organization overall,
a particular contract not individual projects
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Q. 78: What are the Key Process areas – KPA in CMM?
Key process areas (KPAs) identify areas on which an organization should focus in order to
improve its software development processes. Each key process area is made up of key practices
that contribute to achieving the goals of the KPA. Goals can be used to resolve whether an
organization or project has adequately implemented a key process area. Goals signify the scope,
boundaries, and intent of each key process area.
Key process areas are building blocks—fundamental activities for organizations trying to improve
their software process. Other process areas exist, but these were selected as particularly
effective in improving process capability. Each key process area is unique to a single maturity
level.
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Q. 79: What are the Key Practices in CMM?
Key practices are the lowest level, specific details of the CMM. Key practices define each key
process area 3 by specifying policies, procedures, and activities that contribute to satisfying its
goal. They are a working definition of the key process area.
Key practices provide a link between the CMM and the maturity questionnaire. Specific questions
relate to specific key practices. Industry experience and empirical studies were used to identify
4. the key practices chosen by the SEI. Each key practice describes, but does not mandate, how
that practice should be performed.
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Q. 80: What are the Maturity Questionnaire in CMM?
The maturity questionnaire consists of questions about the software process that sample the
practices in each key process area.
The maturity questionnaire is a springboard for an assessment or evaluation team’s visit. The
CMM provides a hierarchical structure that guides the team in investigating an organization’s
software process. Answers to the questions identify process strengths and weaknesses in terms
of key process areas. Questions in the maturity questionnaire are designed to determine the
presence or absence of the various key practices. Questions are not open-ended, but are
intended to obtain a quantified result from the following answers: yes, no, don’t know, and not
applicable.
The SCE team identifies strengths, weaknesses, and improvement activities that they consider to
be most relevant to performance on the acquisition contract. A group in the acquisition agency
then transforms the findings into acquisition risks and/or technical ratings, which, along with other
criteria, the agency can use to select a source or monitor a contract.
The SPA team also analyzes the questionnaire data to determine the current software
process maturity level, identify key findings (that is, determine what will impede capability to
produce quality software), and note strengths the organization can build upon. The team
presents the results to senior management and, often, to the entire organization that was
assessed. The team often enlists the aid of others within the organization to make
recommendations for process improvement actions. An action planning group (often a
software engineering process group, under the guidance of a management steering
committee) develops the strategies for accomplishing long-term process improvement and
determines what improvements are achievable within a specific time frame. They work with
many others in the organization to create an action plan and implement it.
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