Comments on: Types of Risks in Software Projects

By: John

John — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:19:05 +0000

Frankly I’m a little saddened by the blasé nature of the attitiude towards testing as a profession on here.
I’ve been a professional test consultant to some of the UK’s and the world’s largest IT programmes over the last 15 years and would say that the information being disseminated BY POSTERS on here is largely innaccurate and misleading to those wishing to start a career in testing.

If you have any sense at all you’ll already know that taking you knowledge from others on internet forums is definitely no way to learn in the long run. Read, pay to study for an ISQTB or similar, most of all, go out and get a role with a group of test professionals who will pay very little but give you great experience on projects.

Don’t waste your time trying to cut corners by getting ‘tips’ in forums, trust me, though the information presented by the website is GOOD, the information given by other posters is weak at best.

So I repeat, and I’m sure the site owner would agree, there’s no substitute for real experience and proper study, but sites like this can be an excellent supplement and a great help whilst you’re working (I came here to read a little regarding representation of risk in test planning and got distracted by the terrible posts of some people).

Good luck all

By: Shah H

Shah H — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:06:40 +0000

Does anybody know what Risk aging is and how do we monitor it ?

By: manjunath

manjunath — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:30:04 +0000

hi anusha
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By: mania

mania — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:39:43 +0000

hi
I need help about this,I wanna know about generic risk in ITs projects plaese mail me about it.
thanks
sahere_mania2004@yahoo.com

By: anusha

anusha — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:47:01 +0000

i want learn s/w testing tool…but i don,t have any idea about this…..if i learn with in 30day…r not?..it easy r not?if i learn this i’ll get a job easly?

By: Srinivas

Srinivas — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:59:48 +0000

hi can you please send the testing premier book to srinivaspatro@gmail.com? i tried to download from the given link, but its not working.

By: Viplav Anand

Viplav Anand — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:10:08 +0000

Risk is nothing but minimizing of the budget to test without compromising on losing the biz due to missed defects.

In more simple terms if you take it,

suppose you have to test an application, and you can do 100% Test coverage and it takes suppose 25 man days,

Now do some analysis,

First : if you reduce the man days available to 22 and check for the coverage how much you can target, whihc in some statistical analysis comes to 90.3%

Second : if you reduce the man days available to 20 and check for the coverage how much you can target, whihc in some statistical analysis comes to 90.2%

Third : if you reduce the man days available to 18 and check for the coverage how much you can target, whihc in some statistical analysis comes to 90.1%

Fourth : if you reduce the man days available to 16 and check for the coverage how much you can target, whihc in some statistical analysis comes to 85.1%

then it is obvious that bringing the testing time to 18 days gives a test coverage to 90.1 % but any further reduction results some drastic change, however with 22 man days of effort it is not making much of a variation from teh one at 18.

Hence proceed with 18 man days .

But there are some tools which big organisation develop for their projects and proceed with a Risk Based Testing, which is more statistical to help the client be in synch with what is the risk.

By: yusuf

yusuf — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:13:47 +0000

i am a student from informatics computer school running my Bsc in computing. as part of my assignment i was assigned to identify 10 possible risks that can occur in an examination system for a school. and i have no idea how to identify these risks. can someone pls help me..thanks.

By: ritika

ritika — Mon, 02 May 2011 07:49:36 +0000

Hi
I am Sr. Software engineer with an experince of 8 years in manual testign and in Managing projects (As acting team lead). could any one mail me the type questions that can be asked to an 8 yrs experinced tester.

My email id is : ritika102011@gmail.com

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Ritika

By: ritika

ritika — Mon, 02 May 2011 07:48:25 +0000

Thanks in advance

Regards
Ritika