Exploratory Testing Tony Bruce
It’s all about me!Tony Bruce Consulting Ltdtony.bruce@tonybruceconsulting.co.ukdancedwiththetester.blogspot.co.uk@tonybruce77Associate with [email protected]
Big bit of self promotion
Perception of?
Warm upCompare Exploratory Testing to a vehicle that achieves a mission.
Draw a picture of it and label the different parts.
Warm up - Example
ExplainUse your picture to explain Exploratory Testing❖ Listen to feedback❖Repeat
Explore for test ideasPrep- 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
NotesCornell method- Normal notes- Summary- Important bits
- Ideas- Comments- Questions- Thoughts
NotesMind map- Concept- Branch ideas- Important bits
- Visual- Ideas- Organise- Group
http://www.bettertesting.co.uk/content/?p=956
Tracking your work Notes - Text editor- Session tester- Rapid reporter - Evernote
NotesImprove- Time/date stamp- Logs- Discuss - Organise- Format - End game -
http://www.liveteamapp.com/
Code: https://bitbucket.org/carlosble/liveteamapp
Developer/stakeholder:Carlos Ble
What we’re testing
Organise
Session basedThe 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• Bugshttp://www.satisfice.com/articles/sbtm.pdf
Date/Time: Mission: Task: Setup:Data:Notes:Issues:Thoughts:
OrganiseMissions- Timebox- Group- Discuss - Prioritise
Tools
ToolsBrowser- Add-ons- Extensions - Developer tools -
Others- Accessibility- Security - Debugging -
Explore
Information
Leadership Under Pressure: Tactics from the Front Line Bob Stewart
Tester Gathering London Workshops - 16th October Participants of the Exploratory Testing workshop - Tony Bruce
http://behaviordrivendevelopment.wikispaces.com/Testing
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ChallengesWhat stops us being as productive as we could be with Exploratory Testing?
ChallengesHow can we talk about the differences between Scripted and Exploratory?
ChallengesWhat are yours?
Summary
Thank you
