Question 760
In a fictional application-delivery project, the team reports: A scrum team estimates one very complex integration story using only development hours, then realizes testing and third-party environment setup consume most of the iteration. Which repeatable testing practice most directly reduces recurrence of this problem?
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Correct Answer
This safeguard specifically targets the contributing cause: Review integration prerequisites during backlog refinement and estimate together. It addresses the principle (Whole-team iteration estimates need account for testing activities and supporting work.) and can be assessed by: The estimate reflects actual completion effort including integration acceptance checks.
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This preventive step mitigates a different project risk (syllabus section 5.1): An integration group begins formal testing while the authentication environment is unavailable and a critical database schema is still changing. The targeted safeguard for the current case is: Review integration prerequisites during backlog refinement and estimate together.
This preventive step mitigates a different project risk (syllabus section 5.1): A release planner assumes completion of all planned tests is sufficient for exit, even when two unresolved critical payment defects remain. The targeted safeguard for the current case is: Review integration prerequisites during backlog refinement and estimate together.
This preventive step mitigates a different project risk (syllabus section 5.4): A defect retest passes in a developer workspace but fails in QA, and the team assumes one tester must be wrong without comparing builds or feature flags. The targeted safeguard for the current case is: Review integration prerequisites during backlog refinement and estimate together.