Question 223 - CTFL-2018 discussion

Estimating the cost of testing is not a typical task for a test leader. Estimating the cost of testing is usually done by project managers or senior managers who have access to budgetary information and authority to allocate resources for testing activities.Test leaders may provide input or feedback on estimating the cost of testing, but they are not responsible for it3states this as follows:

Estimating costs for test activities within a project is typically done by project managers who have overall responsibility for budgeting and resource allocation within a project. Test leaders may assist project managers in estimating costs for test activities by providing information on test effort, test environment, test tools, etc., but they do not have final authority or accountability for cost estimation.

A, B, and C are incorrect answers. Selecting the test approach (A), coordinating the test strategy (B), and preparing and acquiring test data are typical tasks for a test leader. Selecting the test approach is part of test planning and control, which involves defining the test objectives, scope, strategy, resources, schedule, risks, metrics, etc. Coordinating the test strategy is part of test monitoring and control, which involves measuring and evaluating test progress and quality against objectives and criteria. Preparing and acquiring test data is part of test implementation and execution, which involves developing and prioritizing test cases, creating test data and writing test procedures, checking test environment has been set up correctly, executing test cases, etc.