mind maps -killer way to increase your test coverage

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IND APING

A KILLER WAY TO INCREASE

YOUR TEST COVERAGE.



A MINDMAP LOOKS LIKE THIS..



WHAT IS A IND AP?

• A mindmap is a diagam !s"d #$ %is!a&&'$gani(" in)$ma#i$n. I# *an +" *a&&"d as a%is!a& #,in-ing #$$&.

• A Mindmap a&&$s *$mp&"/ in)$ma#i$n#$ +" p"s"n#"d in a simp&i0"d %is!a&)$m.

• Mindmap is a g"a# )$ n$#" #a-ing1p&anning1 s#!d'ing1 +ains#$ming "#*



WHY USE MINDMAPS?

• T," in)$ma#i$n in mindmap is s#!*#!"d ina a' #,a# mi$s "/a*#&' ,$ #," +ain)!n*#i$ns 3 in a adian# a#," #,an &in"amann".

• A Mind Map &i#"a&&' 4maps5 $!# '$! #,$!g,#s1!sing ass$*ia#i$ns1 *$nn"*#i$ns and #igg"s #$s#im!&a#" )!#," id"as.



HOW TO DRAW A MINDMAP?

1. Start in the center of a page.

2. Use an IMAGE or PICTURE for your centra i!ea.

". Use C#$#RS throughout.

%. C#&&ECT your MAI& 'RA&C(ES to the centrai)age an! connect your secon! an! thir! e*e +ranches

to the first an! secon! e*es, etc.

-. Mae your +ranches CUR/E0 rather than straight

ine!.

. Use #&E 3E4 5#R0 PER $I&E.

6. Use IMAGES throughout.



HOW TO DRAW A MINDMAP?



HOW TO USE MINDMAPS IN TESTING?

Min! )aps can +e !s"d in a the test stagesfro) test panning to test case e7ecution.

Min!)aps can +e use! for8•Test Panning•Re9uire)ent anaysis•I)pact anaysis•Tas aocation•Test case !esign

•Tracea+iity•Test reporting :uic test reports



TEST PLANNING

• 5hie test panning, you can !ra; an initia)in!)ap eeping in )in! the ist of tass,

sche!ues, toos, roes, responsi+iities, )iestones

etc.

• Present the )in!)ap an! !iscuss it ;ith yourstaeho!ers. Mo!ify the )in!)ap if any changes

are re9uire!.

• The fina )in! )ap sho;s you the scope of

testing in one gance. This )in!)ap can +e use!

as a +ueprint an! ater con*erte! into a pan. This

ensures that no test acti*ity is )isse!.



HOW TO USE MINDMAPS IN TESTING?



TEST CASE DESIGN

• Min!)aps are an efficient ;ay of creatingean test cases. It re!uces the ti)e re9uire!

for creating test cases yie!ing +etter resuts.

• Min!)aps are *ery easy to )aintain an! are

fe7i+e to changing re9uire)ents.

• 0ra; +ranches fro) e*ery user story<epic

an! associate a its functionaities as su+

no!es.Start a!!ing test i!eas<test case foreach functionaity.



TEST CASE DESIGN



TRACEABILITY

• To create a tracea+iity )in!)ap a!! no!es of a the

Epics. 0ra; +ranches fro) e*ery )o!ue an! associate

a its user stories as su+se9uent no!es. &o; in the test

cases for e*ery functionaity. 4ou can in the re9uire)ent

nu)+er of the test )anage)ent too.

This ensures that you ha*e not )isse! out ;riting test

cases for any user story. This )in!)ap gi*es you the

+ir!seye *ie; of your test co*erage. 4ou can i!entify the

areas ;here you nee! to strengthen your co*erage.



YOU CAN USE MIND MAPS

ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE!



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