Assume you are working on a defect management process to be used by a software organization to track the current status of the defects reports for several projects. When a defect is found for investigation a defect report is created in "Opened" state that is the unique initial state. The defect report status has also a unique finale state that is the "Closed" state. The following state transition diagram describes the states of this defect management process: where only the initial ("Opened") and final ("Closed") states are indicated while the remaining states (V, W, X, Y, Z) have yet to be named. Which of the following assignments would you expect to best complete the defect management process? Number of correct responses: 1
A) V=Rejected , W=Corrected , X=Validated, Y=Re-Opened, Z=Assigned
B) V=Assigned, W=Validated , X=Corrected, Y=Re-Opened, Z=Rejected
C) V=Assigned, W=Corrected , X=Validated, Y=Re-Opened, Z=Rejected
D) V= Corrected, W=Assigned, X=Validated, Y=Corrected, Z=Rejected

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Assume you are working on a defect management process to be used by a software organization to track the current status of the defects reports for several projects. When a defect is found for investigation a defect report is created in "Opened" state that is the unique initial state. The defect report status has also a unique finale state that is the "Closed" state. The following state transition diagram describes the states of this defect management process:  where only the initial ("Opened") and final ("Closed") states are indicated while the remaining states (V, W, X, Y, Z) have yet to be named. Which of the following assignments would you expect to best complete the defect management process? Number of correct responses: 1
A) V=Rejected , W=Corrected , X=Validated, Y=Re-Opened, Z=Assigned 
B) V=Assigned, W=Validated , X=Corrected, Y=Re-Opened, Z=Rejected 
C) V=Assigned, W=Corrected , X=Validated, Y=Re-Opened, Z=Rejected 
D) V= Corrected, W=Assigned, X=Validated, Y=Corrected, Z=Rejected

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Based on the state transition diagram, the defect management process starts with "Opened" state and ends with "Closed" state. The states between them should reflect the various stages of the defect resolution process. 
In the given options, option C has the most appropriate states with their assignments. "Assigned" state is when the defect report is assigned to a developer for resolution. "Corrected" state is when the developer has corrected the defect. "Validated" state is when the fix is verified by a tester. "Re-Opened" state is when the defect has resurfaced after being closed. "Rejected" state is when the defect is not considered as a defect or there is no plan to address it. Therefore, option C is the best choice.

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