5.1.3 Entry Criteria and Exit Criteria

Question 1

Entry criteria defines the “p…” for undertaking a g…

Answer 1

preconditions
given activity.

Question 2

If entry criteria are not met, it is likely that the activity will prove to be more:
- “di…”
- time…
- “co…”
- “ri…”

Answer 2

• difficult
• time-consuming
• costly
• riskier

Question 3

Exit criteria define what must be “ “ to declare an a…

Answer 3

achieved
activity completed.

Question 4

Entry and exit criteria should be defined for each t… and will differ based on the t…

Answer 4

test level
test objectives.

Question 5

Typical entry criteria include:
- availability of “r…”
- availability of “t…”
- initial quality level of a t…

Answer 5

• resources
• testware
• test object

Question 6

Typical entry criteria

Availability of resources (e.g.
- “pe…”
- “to…”
- “en…”
- test “d…”
- “b…”
- “ti…” )

Answer 6

• people
• tools
• environments
• data
• budget
• time

Question 7

Typical entry criteria

Availability of testware (e.g.
- test “b…”
- testable “r…”
- user…
- test “c…” )

Answer 7

• basis
• requirements
• stories
• cases

Question 8

Typical entry criteria

Initial quality level of a test object
(e.g. all smoke t… )

Answer 8

tests have passed

Question 9

Typical exit criteria include:
- measures of “ “
- binary “y…

Answer 9

• thoroughness
• “yes/no” criteria

Question 10

Typical exit criteria

Measures of thoroughness (e.g.
- achieved l…
- number of u…
- defect “ “
- number of f… )

Answer 10

• levels of coverage
• unresolved defects
• density
• failed test cases

Question 11

Typical exit criteria

Binary “ yes / no “ criteria (e.g.
- planned tests have been “ “
- static testing has been “ “
- all defects found are “ “
- all regression tests are “ “ ).

Answer 11

• executed
• performed
• reported
• automated

Question 12

Running out of time or budget can also be viewed as v…

Answer 12

valid exit criteria.

Question 13

Even without other exit criteria being satisfied, it can be acceptable to end “ “ under such “c…”, if the stakeholders have “r…“ and “a…“ the r… without f…

Answer 13

testing
circumstances,
reviewed
accepted
risk to go live
further testing.

Question 14

In Agile software development, exit criteria are often called D… , defining the team’s o… for a r…

Answer 14

Definition of Done,
objective metrics
releasable item.

Question 15

Entry criteria that a user story must “ “ to start the “d…” and/or t… are called D…

Answer 15

fulfill
development
testing activities
Definition of Ready.