Testing Practices Questionnaire

1. Do you have a test policy?

a) Yes (5 points) b) No (0 points) c) A bit (1 point)

2. Do you use a Severity field (or similar)?

a) Yes (5 points) b) No (0 points)

3. Do you use a Priority field (or similar)?

a) Yes (5 points) b) No (0 points)

4. Are the fields Priority and Severity used in a good way in respect to Scrum backlog and Scrum priority?

a) Yes, it's very clear how that works (10 points) b) No, sometimes it's not clear what the priority or severity means vs the Scrum chronologic. But we look at both of it. (3 points) c) No, it's actually total chaos (0 points)

5. Is it determined if Scrum poker points are included or excluded testing in the estimation?

a) Yes (5 points) b) No, it is not clear (0 points)

6. Is test automation used on every layer of the test pyramid?

a) Yes, unit, API, E2E, etc. (5 points) b) Some layers (3 points) c) None (0 points)

7. Is the test reporting a total combination of all elements of testing (manual and automated) and all reports of the individual layers?

a) Yes (10 points) b) No, but we have reports on every single layer (3 points) c) No (0 points)

8. Is there a field on a Story to indicate which gradation of testing effort is used for it? (e.g., least attention, standard attention, maximum test effort)

a) Yes (10 points) b) No (0 points)

9. Is defined whether software testing is decisive or advisory regarding production readiness?

a) Decisive (1 point) b) Advisory (10 points) c) Not defined (0 points)

10. Are requirements numbered?

a) Yes always, unique and traceable (30 points) b) Yes (10 points) c) Sometimes (5 points) d) No (0 points)

11. Are the Requirements linked/connected to the test automation cases?

a) Yes, it is possible to see that automated check 1 is about Requirement A0001 (30 points) b) To some degree (4 points) c) No (0 points)

12. Are Acceptance Criteria numbered?

a) Yes always, unique and traceable (30 points) b) Yes (10 points) c) Sometimes (5 points) d) No (0 points)

13. Are some Scrum stories EXPLICITLY based on improving the test process?

a) Yes, we do that (20 points) b) No, it's always done on the side (0 points)

14. How many testers are on board?

a) >1 dedicated (on contract title) and persons that assist (10 points) b) >1 dedicated (on contract title), but none assist (8 points) c) 1 dedicated and persons that assist (3 points) d) 1 dedicated (2 points) e) 0 testers (0 points)