# SWTC Cambridge - Identifying Risks

**URL:** <https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-cambridge-identifying-risks/14007>\
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**Created:** [2 April 2018 12:15 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-cambridge-identifying-risks/14007 "2018-04-02T12:15:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![kstoltzenburg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/kstoltzenburg/32/1040_2.png) [@kstoltzenburg](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/kstoltzenburg)\
**Post date:** [2 April 2018 12:15 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-cambridge-identifying-risks/14007/1 "2018-04-02T12:15:34Z")

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Hi everybody,

many thanks for engaging in our [Software Testing Clinic Session on “Identifying Risks”](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 reading:

**risk-based testing approach**

- Cem Kaner: [Risk Based Testing](http://kaner.com/pdfs/QAIRiskBasics.pdf)
- James Bach: [Heuristic Risk-Based Testing](http://www.satisfice.com/articles/hrbt.pdf)
- James Bach: [Reinventing Testing: What is Integration Testing? (part 2)](http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/1577)
- Jenny Bramble: [Risk Based Testing Because You Can't Do EVERYTHING](https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/risk-based-testing-because-you-can-t-do-everything-jenny-bramble) [video, Pro Dojo Subscribers only]
- Andy Glover (Cartoon Tester): [Risk Based Testing](http://cartoontester.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/risk-based-stc-and-recruitment.html)

**Prioritising Risk (Risk = Likelihood \* Impact)**

- [OWASP Risk Rating Methodology](https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Risk_Rating_Methodology)

**Resources & Techniques introduced**

- Mike Talks: [Oblique Testing](https://leanpub.com/obliquetesting)
  - aka: Brian Eno, Peter Schmidt: [Oblique Strategies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategies) to help artists break through creative blocks
  - similar approach: Rosie Sherry: [A Field Guide to Mobile App Testing](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/10/a-guide-to-mobile-app-testing/)

- [TestSphere](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/2017/01/testsphere-the-launch/) (esp. Quality Aspects)
  - Ministry of Testing Store: [TestSphere](https://store.ministryoftesting.com/collections/testsphere)
  - Marcel Gehlen: [RiskStorming - Mapping Risks with TestSphere](http://thatsthebuffettable.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/riskstorming-maping-risks-with.html)
  - [YouTube: How To Do Risk Based Software Testing Using TestSphere](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZCQJrkHyw4) (video)

- Negative [Internal Press Release](https://www.quora.com/Amazon-company-What-is-Amazons-approach-to-product-development-and-product-management) ([workshop format](https://nomad8.com/agile-project-inception-with-a-press-release/))

**Software Testing Clinic**

- [Risks?](https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/99-second-introduction-to-risks) (99 second introduction)

And the flipcharts of the evening:

 ![57](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/a/afc9555a504a659a600928c3347f53b94c270f2a.jpg) ![50](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/3/31744739fee54e407affaf78a0169bc9bafb7060.jpg) ![04](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/b/b7f551789895488c17af30ea1c1ad42c0d769082.jpg) ![08](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/e/e0c51d87863bae5e069c07e40e3bcd3fe1c491dd.jpg)

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**Author:** ![jamesthomas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/jamesthomas/32/2449_2.png) [@jamesthomas](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jamesthomas)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2018 19:02 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-cambridge-identifying-risks/14007/2 "2018-04-04T19:02:53Z")

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We didn’t discuss it on the night, but some people separate risk and uncertainty. I think it’s an interesting idea and I wrote about it at the Ministry of Testing: [https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/not-sure-about-uncertainty](https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/not-sure-about-uncertainty)