Real-time Test Design for Exploratory Testing

Exploratory testing is a form of unscripted testing that mixes concurrent learning with rapid, iterative test design, and test execution. Done well, exploratory testing helps you intentionally and quickly discover the important problems in your software. So, how do you actually design tests on-the-fly, taking into account the current, known risks, input from stakeholders, and the limits on time and resources? Paul Carvalho shares practical models, tips, and guidelines he uses to design exploratory tests. Paul shows you a model that breaks down any system into its basic, testable components; and a model to help you visualize your testing strategy across five important dimensions. He also shares proven tips on how to reduce the number of test ideas to the most important ones-those that are most likely to find important bugs. Real-time test design, requiring good information, practiced skills, and immediate feedback, can become an integral part of your test effort.