Interview Questions 503

unchanged;

· Devote appropriate effort to risk analysis of changes, in order to minimize regression-

testing needs;

· Design some flexibility into test cases; this is not easily done; the best bet is to minimize the detail in the test cases, or set up only higher-level generic-type test plans;

· Focus less on detailed test plans and test cases and more on ad-hoc testing with an understanding of the added risk this entails.