Lets Explore!

Cynthia Wu
wildstyle_cwu (t)
wu.x.cynthia@gmail.com(e)
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Whats Exploratory Testing?
 What is Exploratory Testing?

Freestyle testing with specified purpose

Concurrently designing test(s) and
executing

Use notes to report on the product, issues

found, and how the product was tested

http://www.satisfice.com/articles/what_is_et.shtml
 Scripted Validations vs.
Exploratory Testing

Scripted Validations Exploratory Testing

[Tests] Testing in the moment
Stay on the path to Go on the road less
your destination traveled

Did you get there? Experience the product

yes/no may in the wild
pass/fail

http://blog.smartbear.com/testing/exploratory-vs-scripted-testing-one-or-the-other-or-both/
 Executing Exploratory Sessions

Charter
Set a goal without a direction
Define expectations without dictating results

Note taking
Screen recordings
MindMaps
Exploratory Test Plugins
RapidReporter

http://blog.smartbear.com/testing/exploratory-vs-scripted-testing-one-or-the-other-or-both/
 Mind Maps

A diagram that connects information

around a central subject

Build relationships from the central

subject in a radial structure
Greater levels of detail branch out
from there and branches can be
linked together

http://blog.smartbear.com/testing/exploratory-vs-scripted-testing-one-or-the-other-or-both/
Lets Explore! (25-30mins)
 Some Helpful Links

MindMup Shortcuts

Data Permutations

http://blog.smartbear.com/testing/exploratory-vs-scripted-testing-one-or-the-other-or-both/
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