Risk-Based Testing

1. Risk-based testing
 : uses risk to prioritise and emphasise the appropriate tests
 - Objective: to find the most important defects as early as possible at the lowest price
 - Business based decision: involves key business and technical project stakeholders to align the focus and sequence of testing

Process	Basic concepts
Test Planning	- the activity of establishing or updating a test plan  - the objectives, scope, approach, resources, exit criteria, and schedule of intended test activities	- Test objectives  - Test prioritisation / selections  - Risk metrics  - Exit criteria
Test Design	- transforms the test plan into tangible test conditions and abstract test cases	- Coverage criteria  - Test types
Test Execution	- comprises tasks to execute test cases  - making the abstract test cases executable	- Logging support  - Test automation  http://melancholy8914.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/model-checking-for-cyber-security.html   - Monitoring  - Risk Metrics measurement
Test Evaluation	- evaluates the exit criteria and logged test results	- Risk reporting  - Test re-assessment  - Test exit decision  - Risk mitigation

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