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What's the difference between a defect's severity and its priority? Can they differ?

~4 min by voice

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They're checking whether the candidate understands that severity and priority are two different axes for assessing a defect: the technical impact on the system and the business urgency of the fix. You should be able to show with examples that they diverge, and know who sets which field.

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