Risk Management
Identify, analyze, and respond to project risks proactively - ensuring testing efforts stay on track and deliver measurable quality outcomes.
What is Risk Management?
An essential part of proper planning includes dealing with project risks. When project risks are identified, they are communicated to and acted upon by our project manager. While not all risks are within the power of the testing organization to reduce, many can and should be mitigated successfully by our Test Manager through proactive measures.
Test Manager Responsibilities
Environment Readiness
Ensure test environment and tools are properly configured and available before testing begins.
Staff Qualification
Verify test staff availability and ensure team members have the required skills and certifications.
Standards and Techniques
Establish clear standards, rules, and techniques to guide the testing effort consistently.
Mitigation Approaches
- Prepare testware earlier in the development cycle
- Pre-test environments before formal testing begins
- Pre-test early versions of the product
- Apply more demanding entry criteria to testing
- Enforce requirements for testability
- Participate in reviews of early project work products
- Participate actively in change management
- Monitor project progress and quality continuously
Need Risk Assessment?
Our ISTQB-certified engineers will identify and prioritize risks, creating a comprehensive mitigation strategy for your project.