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BCS TM3 Exam Questions
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Provided By: BCS
- Exam: ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Management v3.0
- Certification: BCS Software Testing
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Total Questions: 52
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Updated On: Apr 16, 2026
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Question 1
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You are currently leading an independent test team of 4 members who perform system testing on a
payroll application. The 4 members of staff are described below:
John is one of the senior testers. He has been working for the company the longest and has a good
network of contacts. He is confident and tries to bring other team members together to promote
team discussions. He is sometimes considered manipulative and often delegates personal work.
Sue is a senior tester. She always seems busy and often seems to have too much work to do.
However, she gets her work done, regardless of what it takes. She is often inclined to worry unduly
and sometimes considered argumentative and blunt. She is conscientious and searches out errors
and omissions. She always delivers on time.
Steve is a tester. He is serious-minded and often looks ahead. When given problems to solve, he
often looks at all options before deciding. He needs to be a little more diplomatic in his approach to
others because his attitude often negatively affects team dynamics. He is a good person to discuss
ideas with. Steve used to work as a business analyst in the payroll department.
Vicki is a test analyst. She is the newest member of the team and has been employed for her
automation skills. Vicki is shown to be dedicated to automation, having spent the past 5 years
developing the necessary skills in automation tools. Her view on testing seems too limited; she believes automation is the only way forward.
Both John and Sue are highly experienced at finding defects based on their experience with the
system and domain.
Based on the information given in the scenario, identify how the team could be improved most
effectively?
Answer: A
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You are currently leading an independent test team of 4 members who perform system testing on a
payroll application. The 4 members of staff are described below:
John is one of the senior testers. He has been working for the company the longest and has a good
network of contacts. He is confident and tries to bring other team members together to promote
team discussions. He is sometimes considered manipulative and often delegates personal work.
Sue is a senior tester. She always seems busy and often seems to have too much work to do.
However, she gets her work done, regardless of what it takes. She is often inclined to worry unduly
and sometimes considered argumentative and blunt. She is conscientious and searches out errors
and omissions. She always delivers on time.
Steve is a tester. He is serious-minded and often looks ahead. When given problems to solve, he
often looks at all options before deciding. He needs to be a little more diplomatic in his approach to
others because his attitude often negatively affects team dynamics. He is a good person to discuss
ideas with. Steve used to work as a business analyst in the payroll department.
Vicki is a test analyst. She is the newest member of the team and has been employed for her
automation skills. Vicki is shown to be dedicated to automation, having spent the past 5 years
developing the necessary skills in automation tools. Her view on testing seems too limited; she believes automation is the only way forward.
Both John and Sue are highly experienced at finding defects based on their experience with the
system and domain.
Based on the information given in the scenario, identify how the team could be improved most
effectively?
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Question 2
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A software company that sells an established test execution capture-replay tool has decided to
complement it with a test management tool. The
test execution tool was developed over a number of years and is used by a large number of clients.
The test management tool will be developed by the same team that developed the capture-replay
tool, using the same technology. In response
to growing customer demand, it is proposed to develop the test management tool in an incremental
manner. Each increment will be developed
using the V-model lifecycle.
The test management tool must interface with the companys capture-replay tool. Over the first 12
months of the development period, the
following functionality will be developed for the test management tool:
Support for test case creation
Support for test procedures, test scripts, and test suites
The functionality to be included in later increments will be driven by customer demand; however,
they expect to provide an incident management
system and interfaces to other proprietary tools and database management systems.
Which two of the following factors are most likely to influence the estimation technique that would
be selected in this scenario?
Answer: B,C
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A software company that sells an established test execution capture-replay tool has decided to
complement it with a test management tool. The
test execution tool was developed over a number of years and is used by a large number of clients.
The test management tool will be developed by the same team that developed the capture-replay
tool, using the same technology. In response
to growing customer demand, it is proposed to develop the test management tool in an incremental
manner. Each increment will be developed
using the V-model lifecycle.
The test management tool must interface with the companys capture-replay tool. Over the first 12
months of the development period, the
following functionality will be developed for the test management tool:
Support for test case creation
Support for test procedures, test scripts, and test suites
The functionality to be included in later increments will be driven by customer demand; however,
they expect to provide an incident management
system and interfaces to other proprietary tools and database management systems.
Which two of the following factors are most likely to influence the estimation technique that would
be selected in this scenario?
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Question 3
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You have recently been employed as a test manager for a software company producing Human
Resource (HR) systems, namely Payroll,
Personnel and Recruitment systems. The company is relatively new and wants to make a major
impact in the market by producing a world-class
enterprise HR product. They will work with a panel of potential customers throughout its
development. It's important that the development and
test approach are flexible since many changes are expected throughout the development of the new R software products. A test team has
been set up with persons who have a lot of HR domain knowledge. You have been asked to write a
test strategy for the project and have chosen
to implement a flexible and change-related reactive test strategy.
Which of the following would be an essential part of your test approach?
Answer: D
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You have recently been employed as a test manager for a software company producing Human
Resource (HR) systems, namely Payroll,
Personnel and Recruitment systems. The company is relatively new and wants to make a major
impact in the market by producing a world-class
enterprise HR product. They will work with a panel of potential customers throughout its
development. It's important that the development and
test approach are flexible since many changes are expected throughout the development of the new R software products. A test team has
been set up with persons who have a lot of HR domain knowledge. You have been asked to write a
test strategy for the project and have chosen
to implement a flexible and change-related reactive test strategy.
Which of the following would be an essential part of your test approach?
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Question 4
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You are a tester working in an Agile team in the finance domain. The team consists of 6 members,
and you are the only tester. The team is responsible for the development and maintenance of a
mobile front-end application. The application is considered to be critical with respect to customer
impact and market branding.
You have been asked to identify which test management activity needs to be performed within the
team to enhance test maturity and achieve a higher level of product quality.
Which test management activity would you recommend the team should adopt?
Answer: C
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You are a tester working in an Agile team in the finance domain. The team consists of 6 members,
and you are the only tester. The team is responsible for the development and maintenance of a
mobile front-end application. The application is considered to be critical with respect to customer
impact and market branding.
You have been asked to identify which test management activity needs to be performed within the
team to enhance test maturity and achieve a higher level of product quality.
Which test management activity would you recommend the team should adopt?
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Question 5
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Management is sceptical regarding the budget request (€25,000) for the next testing project. You are
asked for a cost-benefit calculation. Based on historical data from several projects, you have the
following numbers:
Average prevention cost per defect: €200
Average cost of detection per defect: €400 Average cost of internal failure: €150
Average cost of external failure: €2,500
Expected number of defects to be found in this project during testing: 50
What is the result for the expected cost-benefit calculation for the upcoming project?
Answer: C
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Management is sceptical regarding the budget request (€25,000) for the next testing project. You are
asked for a cost-benefit calculation. Based on historical data from several projects, you have the
following numbers:
Average prevention cost per defect: €200
Average cost of detection per defect: €400 Average cost of internal failure: €150
Average cost of external failure: €2,500
Expected number of defects to be found in this project during testing: 50
What is the result for the expected cost-benefit calculation for the upcoming project?