Assume that you are the Test Manager for a small banking application development project.
You have decided to adopt a risk-based testing strategy and 5 product risks (R1, R2, R3, R4, and
R5) have been identified during the quality risk analysis.
The following table shows the risk level associated to these product risks (higher numbers mean
higher risk):

55 test cases have been designed and implemented to cover all these 5 product risks. The
coverage is described in a traceability matrix.

This is the test execution status table, after the after the first week of test execution:
About 56% of the planned test cases have been successfully executed.
Assume that no additional product risks have been identified during the first week of test execution.

Which of the following answers would you expect to best describe the residual risks associated
with the identified product risks, at the end of the first week of test execution?

A.
Since R3 is the only risk for which all test cases have passed, the risk has been reduced by
20%

B.
The test execution status table indicates that the risk has been reduced by 56%

C.
The residual risk level can’t be determined, because it requires that all the test cases have
been executed

D.
The test execution table doesn’t give an indication of the risk level of the open defects and the
test cases that failed or are not run yet

Explanation: