Chapter 3 – Static Testing
Role-Based Review – ISTQB Definition
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Official ISTQB Definition
A review technique in which the reviewers evaluate the work product from the perspective of individual stakeholder roles.
In simple words
Similar to perspective-based reading — each reviewer takes a role such as end-user or admin.
Exam tip
Role-based and perspective-based reading overlap — both find role-specific defects other techniques miss.
Related terms
- Perspective-Based ReadingEach reviewer reads the document as if they were a specific stakeholder — user, tester, developer, operator.
- ReviewSomeone reads or discusses a document (requirements, code, test cases) to find problems before running the software.
- Checklist-Based ReviewReviewers use a pre-made checklist of common defect types to guide what to look for.
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