Defining 'Risk' activity

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Introduction: We now have a handle on what quality is and how it is our focus in testing, but how do we know what we’re supposed to test to help a team learn more about the quality of a product. That is where Risk comes in, so we need to first better understand what risk is before we delve any deeper.

Purpose: This activity gets you thinking about what Risk is from a high level and its relationship to Quality and our testing.

Activity:

  • Individually: spend 2 minutes to make notes and write your own definition of risk
  • Get into groups: share your definition of what a risk is with your group, listen, compare and discuss!
  • As a group share your definition of what risk is below in the thread
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A potential outcome that is undesirable.

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Risk is a probable threat or undesirable outcome that can affect the quality of the product or service.

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Risk is the negative impact that arises from potential problems and known or unknown issues that can cause revenue loss or reputation damage.