In this session we will look at Exploratory Testing and work through some ideas which could prove useful to you.
We will look at what it means and how to explain it. We will look at different ways of keeping your notes, augmenting your testing with various tools and getting the most out of your time spent. We will do this through discussion and practical exercises, essentially, we will be Exploratory Testing, perhaps not as you know it.
2. It’s all about me!
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7. Explain
Use your picture to explain Exploratory Testing
❖ Listen to feedback
❖ Repeat
8. Explore for test ideas
Prep
- Notes
- Summary
- Important bits
- Ideas
- Comments
- Questions
- Thoughts
- Six Honest Men
"I Keep Six Honest
Serving Men ..."
I KEEP six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and
When
And How and Where and Who.
…….. Rudyard
Kipling
9. Notes
Cornell method
- Normal notes
- Summary
- Important bits
- Ideas
- Comments
- Questions
- Thoughts
10. Notes
Mind map
- Concept
- Branch ideas
- Important bits
- Visual
- Ideas
- Organise
- Group
http://www.bettertesting.co.uk/content/?p=956
11. Tracking your work
Notes
- Text editor
- Session tester
- Rapid reporter
- Evernote
12. Notes
Improve
- Time/date stamp
- Logs
- Discuss
- Organise
- Format
- End game
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15. Session based
The entire session report consists of these
sections:
• Session charter (includes a mission statement,
and areas to be tested)
• Tester name(s)
• Date and time started
• Task breakdown (the TBS metrics)
• Data files
• Test notes
• Issues
• Bugs
http://www.satisfice.com/articles/sbtm.pdf
Date/Time:
Mission:
Task:
Setup:
Data:
Notes:
Issues:
Thoughts:
