# SWTC Belfast - Identifying Risks **URL:** \ **Category:** Archive\ **Created:** [17 January 2019 12:18 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-belfast-identifying-risks/22001 "2019-01-17T12:18:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![heather\_reid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/heather_reid/32/29_2.png) [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2019 12:18 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-belfast-identifying-risks/22001/1 "2019-01-17T12:18:26Z")
Hey folks, Thank you again for joining us at last nights [Software Testing Clinic Belfast](https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Belfast/). We ran out of time to discuss some of the aspects in detail so please do feel free to continue the discussions here šŸ™‚ The first task of the evening was a group discussion about the different types of testing ![IMG_20190116_182243908](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/e/ed53130055f28202ffe0f0fd86a5f6f5e76a139c.jpeg) We then moved on to discussions about risk ![IMG_20190116_185627060](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/1/1afb83fa43d45c3992faf73118b127d7ec6ab2df.jpeg) And @shicky shared his thoughts on risk ![IMG_20190116_191539712](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/6/637458a372967d5cb075c353c3f664e95fbfb96d.jpeg) ![IMG_20190116_192118862](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/8/80c7749d546615e006d29cc7df2c0a541d5cec85.jpeg) ![IMG_20190116_192228289](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/f/fbe6d6ab9e7951f2c5f19af79cedc70f5cdf7824.jpeg) With specific reference to the [Cartoon tester](http://cartoontester.blogspot.com/2011/07/risk-based-stc-and-recruitment.html) and the @danashby model. We then talked about the risks related to this lovely chair ![IMG_20190116_194442801](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/a/a017782a0f46e9732fee89478e8f1bdabf922d66.jpeg) ![IMG_20190116_194437498](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/6/64c37079b479d0c505b6f4db19c396e9d245d5a1.jpeg) For those interested in the cards we used on the night: - TestSphere is available on the [Ministry of Testing store](https://store.ministryoftesting.com/collections/testsphere) - Oblique Testing is available on [LeanPub](https://leanpub.com/obliquetesting) @kstoltzenburg has a great list of further reading on the topic of risk also > [@SWTC Cambridge - Identifying Risks](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-cambridge-identifying-risks/14007): > > Hi everybody, many thanks for engaging in our [Software Testing Clinic Session on ā€œIdentifying Risksā€](https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Cambridge/events/248185636/). I had an absolute blast. Loved the diversity and relevance of the risks that were identified in the different groups looking at the [BBC Homepage](https://www.bbc.co.uk/), and expanding on the techniques and test activities identified to explore those risks. For more on the topic, continue the discussion here, or over at the [Ministry of Testing Slack channel](https://ministryoftesting.slack.com/messages) ([Sing up](https://ministryoftesting.signup.team/)). Risk away! Cheers, karo For some background rā€¦ We left you with an exercise to try based on the approaches we had taken in the session > Pick a site youā€™re interested in and run the same identifying risk exercise against that site by yourself. Submit risks you have identified specific to that site on The Club. How did you get on? ---
**Author:** ![gerardmccann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/gerardmccann/32/10806_2.png) [@gerardmccann](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/gerardmccann)\ **Post date:** [19 February 2019 09:55 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-belfast-identifying-risks/22001/2 "2019-02-19T09:55:03Z")
Thanks for another interesting eveningā€¦look forward to next meetup. šŸ˜„ I performed an interesting usability testing exercise for a gig on Upwork recently. It was a university job to identify usability risks and issues on a certain well known online auction site. I had thought there was like zero chance of me finding anything. However I ended up finding 25 risks and issues (as confirmed by the university where it turns out the Upwork research job was all about assessing the value of crowdfunded testing). I could have found more, but I filtered them away based on risk type and likelihood. The job was slightly different from Heatherā€™s original challenge to us to find risks looking generally at a site, but to my mind it proves 2 points: (1) risks are out there even for large websites with big IT budgets and (2) categorizing the risks is important. I say the last point as during the job I came across non-usability risks and usability risks with a low likelihood of occurring both of which I filtered off and didnā€™t raise. It was an interesting job to do and I felt the additional perspectives Iā€™d gained from the meetup helped. This doc shows the research instructions and risks and issues found: > **[Questionnaire for www.ebay.com](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JCDiGa3RorPaNGdVi4l3lW9_tP4FgLZxobnpKuB5bNA/edit)** > > Usability Evaluation Questionnaire for www.ebay.com Usability is defined in ISO 9241-11 as "The extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in a specified...