Myths about Exploratory Testing - Agile Testing Days
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Exploratory testing is a simultaneous process of test design, execution, and learning. It involves testing the application without a fixed script or pre-defined set of test cases. Some myths about exploratory testing include that it is unplanned, lacks visibility, and cannot be managed or measured. However, exploratory testing can be planned, measured, and managed through risk analysis, test coverage identification, and tracking of test progress and results. While initially seen as only suitable for agile teams, exploratory testing can also be effectively applied to large or multisite teams when the right tools and guidelines around communication and collaboration are followed.
Myths about Exploratory Testing - Agile Testing Days
- 1. MYTHS ABOUT EXPLORATORY TESTING Ravneet Kaur (Lean Agile SAFe Coach)
- 2. TESTING IN THE WATERFALL DAYS
- 3. TESTING IN THE WATERFALL DAYS ”Back in the old waterfall days, my favorite time testing was during User Acceptance Testing (UAT) because the end users embraced Exploratory Testing without even knowing it.”
- 4. WHAT IS EXPLORATORY TESTING? Exploratory testing is… Simultaneous… Test Execution Test Design Learning Optimization
- 5. CASE STUDY – MAKING EXPLORATORY TESTING THE WAY OF TESTING FOR AGILE TEAMS
- 6. EXPLORATORY TESTING IS SAME AS AD-HOC TESTING (MYTH)
- 7. WHAT IS AD-HOC TESTING?
- 8. SOME MYTHS ABOUT EXPLORATORY TESTING EXPLORATORY TESTING IS UNPLANNED EXPLORATORY TESTING MEANS LACK OF VISIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY EXPLORATORY TESTING IS NOT A STRUCTURED APPROACH EXPLORATORY TESTING DOESN‘T PROVIDE COMPLETE COVERAGE EXPLORATORY TESTING CAN‘T BE MANAGED OR MEASURED EXPLORATORY TESTING MEANS NO DOCUMENTATION
- 10. EXPLORATORY TESTING IS UNPLANNED (MYTH)
- 11. EXPLORATORY TESTING AND THE PLANNING MYTH What is “Planning"? Is Exploratory Testing necessarily unplanned? Why might we need to do things that aren't rigorously planned? How do we coordinate and support each other, if not with a plan?
- 12. 1. Understanding the Requirements 2. Risk and Impact Analysis 3. Identify Test Objects 4. Test Coverage 5. Distinguish between Good Case and Bad Case Tests 6. Indicate Priority of Test Cases 7. Test Completion 7-STEP PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF TESTING SESSION
- 13. EXPLORATORY TESTING CAN‘T BE MANAGED OR MEASURED (MYTH)
- 14. HOW TO MEASURE AND MANAGE EXPLORATORY TESTING? “How do we get informed on the progress?” “How progress should be tracked and reported?” “How will you align with Project Management?”
- 15. HOW TO MEASURE AND MANAGE EXPLORATORY TESTING?
- 16. HOW TO MEASURE AND MANAGE EXPLORATORY TESTING?
- 17. EXPLORATORY TESTERS REQUIRE A DIFFERENT SKILL SET THAN TESTERS DOING SCRIPTED TESTING (MYTH)
- 18. WHAT SKILL SET IS NEEDED BY EXPLORATORY TESTERS? This technique requires a specific attitude and domain knowledge from the tester. It requires a certain level of maturity, product insight and discipline of the tester. You need commitment from management to hire the correct employees for the job.
- 19. SCRIPTED VS EXPLORATORY TESTERS Myth or Reality Scripted Testing means high planning, high predictability and qualitative documentation.
- 20. SCRIPTED VS EXPLORATORY TESTERS Myth or Reality Scripted Tests, if repeated again and again leads to no more defects making the software stable.
- 21. EXPLORATORY TESTING TAKES MORE TIME THAN SCRIPTED TESTING (MYTH)
- 22. DOES EXPLORATORY TESTING TAKE MORE TIME THAN SCRIPTED TESTING?
- 23. EXPLORATORY TESTING CANNOT BE APPLIED TO COMPLEX SYSTEMS (MYTH)
- 24. IS EXPLORATORY TESTING NOT FOR COMPLEX SYSTEMS?
- 25. EXPLORATORY TESTING DOES NOT TAKE CARE OF RISK MANAGEMENT (MYTH)
- 26. DOES EXPLORATORY TESTING TAKE CARE OF RISK MANAGEMENT? The counter action to the risk is not concrete enough to convince management. Only informal technique applied for risk analysis? No FMEA? No Prisma? How do you handle the risks?
- 27. DOES EXPLORATORY TESTING TAKE CARE OF RISK MANAGEMENT? 1. Risk profiles evolve over time. 2. The earlier you design the tests, the less you understand the program and its risk profile. 3. The scripted approach means the test stays the same, even though the risk profile is changing.
- 28. DOES EXPLORATORY TESTING TAKE CARE OF RISK MANAGEMENT?
- 29. EXPLORATORY TESTING IS ONLY FOR AGILE TEAMS (MYTH)
- 30. IS EXPLORATORY TESTING ONLY ABOUT AGILE TEAMS? INSPECT AND ADAPT INSANITY: DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND EXPECTING A DIFFERENT RESULT EMPOWER YOUR TEAM BY ALLOWING CREATIVITY LOOK FOR NEW WAYS OF TESTING
- 31. EXPLORATORY TESTING CAN‘T BE APPLIED TO LARGE TEAMS OR MULTISITE TEAMS (MYTH)
- 32. CAN EXPLORATORY TESTING WORK FOR LARGE / MULTISITE TEAMS? If you scale up Exploratory Testing to large teams and/or multi-site it may become a problem.
- 33. CAN EXPLORATORY TESTING WORK FOR LARGER TEAMS / MULTISITE TEAMS?
- 34. CAN EXPLORATORY TESTING WORK FOR LARGE TEAMS / MULTISITE TEAMS? Guidelines for Large / Multisite Teams Monitoring of progress (visible to everyone) Work Progress is made visible – one dashboard, one agile board Early resolution of any communication issue Multiple means of communication (E-mail, IM, Screen sharing, videoconferencing, SMS, telephone) Web-based tools
- 35. Guidelines for Large / Multisite Teams One collaborative workspace: centralized repositories that are accessible to all team members at any time. This enables easy report generation and insight into day-to-day work. This can include systems for: Test executions/results Defect tracking Templates Checklists One Sprint management tool One document management repository One software configuration management environment One test management tool CAN EXPLORATORY TESTING WORK FOR LARGE TEAMS / MULTISITE TEAMS?
- 36. CONCLUSION
- 37. EXPLORATORY TESTING IS NOT ONLY A TESTING TECHNIQUE. IT‘S A CHANGE IN MINDSET
- 41. Ravneet Kaur November 11, 2015 Ravneet Kaur Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Certified SCRUM Master (CSM) Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) PMI- Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) LKU Certified Kanban Practitioner (AKP) SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) SAFe Agilist (SA) ISTQB® Certified Tester ETSI Certified TTCN-3® Expert OMG Certified UML Professional™ Intel Certified Project Manager Intel Certified Expert Leader Lean Agile SAFe Coach ravneetkj@yahoo.com 0049-176-31043855