Discuss ISTQB CT-TAE Exam Topic 2 Question 63

You are the TAE for an Agile project which has six sprints for the current release. Sprint five is underway and the automated regression suite is due to start later today.

You have re-examined the results from the automated regression runs for the past four sprints. You notice that two test cases both reported a pass for sprints 1 and 4 but a fail for sprints 2 and 3. The failures have gone undetected and are therefore unexplained. Both test cases are closely coupled with other tests in the suite.

What course of action SHOULD you take?

ARun the regression suite as planned and see If the tests fail again if they do, determine the cause of failure.

BRemove the test cases from the regression suite and refer them to the test designer for manual testing for future sprints.

CQuarantine the test cases, run the regression suite without them, and perform root cause analysis on the test cases in parallel.

DRun the test cases manually now. If they still pass, keep them in the regression suite, if they fail perform root cause analysis.

Suggested Answer: C

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26 comments · newest first

Katie 1 month ago

Option D sounds risky. Better to analyze them first.

Tamera 1 month ago

But what if they pass again? We need to know why they failed.

Lindsey 2 months ago

I agree, running the suite without them is safer.

Stefania 2 months ago

I think we should quarantine the test cases. Option C makes sense.

Jacquelyne 2 months ago

I prefer D. Manual testing could give us quick insights.

Earleen 2 months ago

Option C sounds solid. We can't ignore those failures.

Rikki 2 months ago

Agreed! Running the suite without them makes sense.

Larae 2 months ago

I think we should quarantine the test cases. Better to analyze them first.

Casie 3 months ago

I like D too. Manual testing could give immediate feedback on those cases.

Pamella 3 months ago

Option A seems risky. Running the suite as planned could lead to more issues.

Ena 3 months ago

I agree, C makes sense. We need to understand the failures without affecting the current sprint.

Eliz 3 months ago

I think option C is the best. Quarantine the tests and analyze them separately.

Lenna 3 months ago

I’d go with A. Let’s see if they fail again before taking action.

Colene 4 months ago

Wait, how did those failures go unnoticed for so long?

Maurine 5 months ago

Totally agree with C! We need to investigate those failures.

Royal 5 months ago

Running them manually sounds risky. What if they pass again?

Chana 5 months ago

I think option C is the best choice. Quarantine those tests!

Audry 6 months ago

D could work, but it feels like a lot of extra work for uncertain results.

Marnie 6 months ago

B is too drastic, we shouldn't remove them without more info.

Kris 6 months ago

Surprised those failures went unnoticed for so long!

Mignon 6 months ago

I disagree, A seems risky. We need to know why they failed.

Leandro 6 months ago

I think C is the best option. Quarantine and analyze sounds smart.

Stefania 6 months ago

I’m torn between options C and D. I think we should analyze the failures, but I’m not sure if we should run them manually first.

Raymon 7 months ago

I feel like running the regression suite as planned might just lead to more confusion if those tests fail again. Should we really risk that?

Reid 7 months ago

This reminds me of a practice question where we had to decide whether to run tests or analyze failures first. I think option C makes sense.

Tracey 7 months ago

I remember discussing the importance of not ignoring test failures, but I'm not sure if quarantining them is the best approach.

ISTQB CT-TAE Exam - Topic 2 Question 63 Discussion