agiletd: experimenting in context for exploratory testing
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Experimenting in Context for
Exploratory TestingMaaret Pyhäjärvi
Email: <[email protected]> | Twitter: maaretp
Replacing a test-case-driven style with a
learning-tester-driven style in
two organizations
What Testing Gives UsUn
it Te
stin
g
Expl
orat
ory
Test
ing
SPECFEEDBACKREGRESSIONGRANULARITY
GUIDANCEUNDERSTANDING
MODELSSERENDIPITYTesting as
artifact creation
Testing as performan
ce
Givens. Some things you can’t change (yet)
Experiments. Try changing something!
Finding the appropriate stretch
Case 1.
Data-intensive application
Givens. Things I could not change.
• Waterfall process. • Contractual distance between
acceptance testers and subcontractor.
• Test-case metric based reporting.• I manage, I don’t test. • Business end users as testers.
Experiments. Things I changed.• Acceptance tester degree of
freedom.• Test cases from step-by-step scripts
to test data with process outline for notes.
• Making “change requests” acceptable.
• Reporting ~20% of testing to 3rd party.
• Inofficial tips sharing sessions with the subcontractor.
Finding the appropriate stretch
Case II.
Function-intensive application
Givens. Things I could not change.
• Roadmapping creating disconnect to current priorities.
• Tendency for remote work.• Developers doing majority of testing. • Requirements / Specifications format
as UI spec
Experiments. Things I changed.• No test cases or wasteful
documentation.• Tester with developer tools. • Removing “acceptance testing” by
moving testing to the team.• Continuous delivery (without test
automation).• Holding space for testing to happen. • True teamwork with mob programming.
Framework of Management
”A day’s work”
Vision (“Sandbox”) Current Charter
Other Charters Details
Bug Reports
Perception of quality
and coverage
Quality ReportDebriefin
g
Tester
Test Manager
PastResultsObstaclesOutlookFeelings
?#
xCharter backlog of the future testing
Out of budget
Next in importanc
e!#, ?, x, +20:20:60
Session sheets of the past testing
Idea of explorati
on
Metrics summa
ry
Coaching
Playbooks
Thank you.
@maaretp(please connect with me
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