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MobExploring

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WithmaterialfromMaaretPyhäjärvi&LlewllynFalcoCopyright 2018, Lisa Crispin

Whyandhowweexplore

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Purpose:Learninfoofinterest/valuetocustomers,reducerisk,increaseconfidence

Tools:Personas,roles,jobs,charters,tesFngheurisFcscheatsheet,Fmeboxing

Skills:curiosity,criFcalthinking,observing,quesFoning-requirespracFce!

EvenbeLerwithamob!

Quickdemo

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ThebeautyofexploratorytesFngisthatyoudon’tneedtoknowanythingabouttheappyouaretesFng.

Thatsaid,I’llgiveyouaquickexampleanimaFonIdidwiththespriteeditor.

Disclaimer:IknowalmostnothingaboutspritesandanimaFon!ButIcansFlltestthespriteeditor!

Exploringasamob

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• Spendafewminuteslearningabouttheapporfeature,ifneeded

• ShortFmeboxeshelpyoucollaborate•  Takenotes–mindmapsworkwell.

•  Colorcode• Writecharters,oralternaFveslikescenarios,together

Charters

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•  Setyourmission-wheretoexplore?

•  Resourcesyouwillhave

•  InformaFonyou’reseeking

ChartertemplatefromElisabethHendrickson

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Explore<target>With<resources>Todiscover<informaFon>

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Toobroad:ExploreUIsecurityWithalltheformatexploitsyoucanthinkofTodiscoveranysecurityholes

Toospecific:ExploreediFngemailinuserprofilepage

Withthevalue“MaL');DROPTABLEStudents;--”

Todiscoverifacorrecterrormessageisreturned

Justright:ExploreediFngprofiles

Withformatexploits

TodiscoveranysecurityvulnerabiliFes

Otherapproachesforcharters

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“AnalyzetaskfuncFonality,andreportonareasofpotenFalriskinrefactoringtasks.”Mnemonics:eg.SFDPOT-Structure,FuncFon,Data,Plahorm,OperaFonsandTimeMindmaps

Exploringasamob

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• Thinkofatest?Doit!WhatquesFonscomeupnext?

•  Learn,observecarefully,lookforsubtleclues•  Usenewknowledgetogodeeper•  WorkinFme-boxedsessions•  Debrief,reportanybugs

Let’stryit!

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• Sameformatasmobprogramming

• Driver• Navigator• Mob

• ApplicaFonundertest:DarkFuncFoneditor

•  Spriteeditor

We’llstartbylearningabitabouttheapp

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• DarkSkyspriteeditor• SomeStarWarsimagesarepre-loaded

• Explorefor5minutes• Startmakingnotesinthemindmap

Let’swriteacharter

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Explore<target>With<resources>Todiscover<informaFon>

Let’sexecuteourcharter

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asamob!

Debrief!

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• Whatjusthappened?• WhatdidwelearnaboutDarkSkyFuncFonEditor?

Tryitwithyourteam!

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• Trycharters&mobtesFng• Mobacceptanceforstories• Mixandmatchexploratoryapproaches• “Grouphugs”

•  Pairuptodocharters,inagroupmeeFng•  OreachpersondoadhoctesFng

Techniques

Personas Tours

Workflows,Jo

urneys

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