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From Formal Test Cases to Session-‐Based Exploratory Tes<ng
StarCanada 2015 Ron Smith
Prezi version of presenta<on
• hFp://prezi.com/gehifprq5gs3
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About Me
Credits for Exploratory and Session Based Test Management
• James & Jonathan Bach • hFp://www.sa<sfice.com/sbtm/ • hFp://www.sa<sfice.com/ar<cles/what_is_et.shtml
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Disclaimer
What is Tes<ng
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I look for bugs
What is your oracle
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Tes<ng with an oracle
Formal test cases
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Where were we?
Bugs and Landmines
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Audience of test cases
Documenta<on
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Process over individual?
What does a tester look like?
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Where would we like to be?
Session Based Exploratory Tes<ng
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
How do we get there?
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Talk about it
Start Small
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Create Charters
Don’t re-‐invent the wheel
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Just Enough Documenta<on
Mind Map
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Wiki
Session notes
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Safety Net
Repor<ng
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Bug reports
Developer Tes<ng
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Answers for Managers