risk-based testing
📱 CT-MAT
📘 CTAL-TA
📙 CTAL-TM
📕 CTAL-TTA
📗 CTFL
Official ISTQB Definition
A test approach in which the management, selection, prioritization, and use of test activities and resources are based on corresponding risk types and risk levels.
3 Ways to Think About It
The Quick Take
Focusing testing effort on the areas with the highest risk.
Look Closer
Prioritizing tests based on what's most likely to fail and what would hurt most if it did.
The Bottom Line
Spending more testing time on risky features and less on safe ones.
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