CTAL-AT v2.0 · ISTQB · Test Management and Test Process Improvement · Bank updated 2026-07-03
CTAL-AT v2.0 practice questions: Test Management and Test Process Improvement
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1/5 · Test Management and Test Process Improvement · easy
In the agile testing quadrants model, in which quadrant do technology-facing tests that primarily support the team, such as unit tests and component tests, belong?
AQuadrant 2
BQuadrant 4
CQuadrant 3
DQuadrant 1
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2/5 · Test Management and Test Process Improvement
A tester drafts a test charter for an exploratory testing session on a checkout discount feature: 'Explore the discount code field to find problems related to invalid, expired, and stacked codes, using boundary and negative data, within a 60-minute session.' Which element of the 5W1H structure for test charters is missing from this charter?
AWhat — the charter fails to state what feature is under test.
BWhy — the charter does not explain the mission motivating the session.
CHow — the charter does not mention which testing techniques or data will be used.
DWhere — the charter does not specify which build, environment, or test data set the session will target.
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D is correct. A well-formed test charter typically covers who, what, where, when, why, and how. This charter specifies the target (what), the mission (why), the approach (how), and the timebox (when), but never states the environment, build, or data set the session targets — the missing 'Where'.
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3/5 · Test Management and Test Process Improvement · hard
During a release retrospective, the team reviews these trends: escaped production defects increased over the last three releases; Quadrant 1 (unit/component) coverage stayed above 90% throughout; and the proportion of exploratory testing sessions run before release fell from 30% to under 5% due to time pressure. What is the most defensible improvement recommendation for the team to adopt?
AReinstate adequate time and charters for exploratory testing sessions targeting business-facing risk areas, since high unit coverage alone is not compensating for the loss of exploratory coverage of real user scenarios and integration risks.
BIncrease Quadrant 1 unit test coverage further, since the retrospective shows unit testing is clearly ineffective and simply needs more tests written.
CStop measuring escaped defects altogether, since the metric is causing unnecessary tension in retrospectives.
DMove all exploratory testing into Quadrant 1 so it can be automated and no longer depend on tester availability.
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4/5 · Test Management and Test Process Improvement
A Scrum team is two days from the end of a two-week iteration. The iteration burn-down chart shows remaining work has been flat for the last three days, while the CI/CD pipeline dashboard shows a growing number of failing automated regression tests on the main branch. As the test manager reviewing these lightweight monitoring artifacts, what is the MOST appropriate immediate action?
ATemporarily disable the failing regression tests so the CI/CD dashboard shows green, letting the team focus on finishing remaining story points before the deadline.
BWait until the sprint retrospective to raise the flat burn-down and failing pipeline, since lightweight monitoring data is meant only to feed retrospective discussion, not to trigger mid-iteration action.
CRaise the observation with the team now, since a stalled burn-down combined with a growing red build signals a likely blocked or regressing feature that should be investigated before the iteration ends.
DAdd more automated regression tests to increase code coverage, expecting that higher coverage will make the currently failing pipeline pass.
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5/5 · Test Management and Test Process Improvement · hard
A test manager supports an agile team that already delivers working, tested software every sprint, and wants to improve the testing process further without disrupting the existing delivery cadence. Which approach best aligns with agile test process improvement principles?
APause the next two sprints to run a full formal assessment (e.g., a maturity-model-style review) and implement every recommended change simultaneously.
BDefer any process changes until the next major release to avoid disturbing the current sprints.
CIntroduce small, incremental changes surfaced through retrospectives, observe their effect over a sprint or two, and adapt further based on results.
DAssign responsibility for all test process improvement exclusively to the automation engineers, excluding testers and developers.
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