Defect Identification Practice Exam

About Defect Identification
A defect is behaviour that is in some way unintended in a software product – the visible evidence of a mistake made somewhere in the development process, perhaps a requirement stated incorrectly (or left out), a design that overlooked how something should be done, or a coding error.

Defect detection is a part of quality control and assurance process.

Defects are found either by pre-planned activities specifically intended to uncover defects (e.g., quality control activities such as inspections, testing, etc.) or by accident (e.g., users in production).

Techniques to find defects can be divided into three categories:
•    Static techniques:  Testing that is done without physically executing a program or system. A code review is an example of a static testing technique.
•    Dynamic techniques:  Testing in which system components are physically executed to identify defects.  Execution of test cases is an example of a dynamic testing technique.
•    Operational techniques:  An operational system produces a deliverable containing a defect found by users, customers, or control personnel -- i.e., the defect is found as a result of a failure.

Defect Identification has gained immense popularity across the globe resulting in huge demand for certified professionals.

Why is Defect Identification important?
A defect management tool enables you to ease your defect management process. There are several defects tracking software available which provide powerful features to effectively manage defect life cycle, such as:

•    Store and relay the information of bugs in a hassle free manner.
•    Provides organized and efficient way of defect management.
•    Defect tracking tool provides a centralized overview of the bugs with current information.
•    Maintains the history of bugs.
•    Entire team can report and view progress of bugs at one place.
•    Generate email notifications to the concerned person when an activity takes place on a bug.
•    Enables the team to specify the priority, severity, estimated time and assignment details of defect.
•    Easy navigation through bugs as users can filter bugs on the basis of assignment, priority, iteration etc.
•    Enables the manager to see open bugs in the project. It gives him clarity about the overall progress of the project, work completed successfully and the remaining work.

Certified Defect Identification professionals, executives and managers are in high demand in companies across the globe.

Important Concepts for Defect Identification Practice Exam

• Quality Basics
• Quality Management Systems
• Statistical Process Control
• Process Management
• Defect Identification
• Defect Priority
• Defect Resolution
• Continuous Improvement
  
  

Who should take the Defect Identification Exam?
•    Quality management professionals
•    Innovators
•    Anyone who wants to assess their quality management skills
•    Quality management managers and senior executives
•    Quality management consultants
•    Professionals working in outsourced companies responsible for Quality management
•    Any professional with skills and knowledge on Quality management
•    Students

Defect Identification Practice Exam Objectives

Defect Identification exam focuses on assessing your skills and knowledge in identifying defects.

Defect Identification Practice Exam Pre-requisite

There are no prerequisites for the Defect Identification exam. Candidate should be well versed  in identifying defects to clear the exam.

Defect Identification Certification Course Outline

1. Introduction
1.1 History of Quality Movement
1.2 Continuous Improvement
1.3 Quality Pioneers
1.4 Quality Management in Software
1.5 Quality Concepts
1.6 Customer Expectations

2. Strategic Quality Management
2.1 Vision, Mission and Values
2.2 MBO
2.3 Strategic Planning and Execution
2.4 Hoshin Kanri
2.5 Cross Functional Management

3. Statistical Process Control
3.1 Basic Statistics
3.2 Central Tendencies
3.3 Measures of Spread
3.4 Measures of Shape
3.5 Measures of Association
3.6 Frequency Distributions
3.7 Central Limit Theorem
3.8 Basic Probability
3.9 Collecting and Summarizing Data
3.10 Control Chart
3.11 Process Capability and Performance

4. Process Management
4.1 Process Planning
4.2 Process Control
4.3 Causes of Variation

5. Defect Identification
5.1 Defect Identification Techniques
5.2 Defect Priority
5.3 Defect Resolution


6. Quality Management Systems
6.1 Need and Basics of QMS
6.2 QMS Design
6.3 QMS requirements

7. Continuous Improvement
7.1 Tools and Techniques
7.2 Taguchi methods
7.3 Six sigma

Exam Format and Information
Certification name – Defect Identification Certification
Exam duration – 60 minutes
Exam type - Multiple Choice Questions
Eligibility / pre-requisite - None
Exam language - English
Exam format - Online
Passing score - 25
Exam Fees  - INR 1199