Exploratory Testing-pET

  • Practice using exploratory testing techniques
  • Identify ways to leverage heuristics in testing
  • Design exploratory testing charters that influence and encourage exploration
  • Discover ways to pair in exploratory testing sessions 
  • Describe ways to apply exploratory testing to quality characteristics and APIs
 
Exploratory testing is where the art and science of software testing meet. Exploratory testing fills the gap between automation, unit testing, and story testing; it’s what truly helps us to identify the unknowns that are the difference maker between a buggy unusable application and good enough quality. 
 
Unlike other test techniques, exploratory testing values the individual tester's expertise and perspective, centering the tester’s intuition and knowledge of software and the domain as the test basis. Explore the art and science of exploratory testing and get hands-on by exploring real applications and playing testing games designed to challenge and deepen your skills. 
 
The instructor will share key agile, focused exploratory testing guidance and industry best practices you can put to work right away. We'll cover the art of creating meaningful charters that provide insight into the exploratory testing session and methods and best practices for traceability and coverage measures of exploratory testing. We'll dig into heuristics and learn how to best make use of them in a testing session and examine ways to test APIs and non-functional quality characteristics using exploratory techniques. We’ll close the class by getting hands-on with paired and mob exploratory testing to ensure you’re ready to share your new knowledge and experience with your development partners to continue learning long after class is over.
 
This workshop-style course provides hands-on exercises to allow testers to immediately apply exploratory testing techniques in an informal and interactive setting. Attendees will leave the course with the ability to apply unit testing best practices in their own environment.
 
Course Outline
Introduction to Exploratory Testing
What Is Exploratory Testing? 
Why Exploratory?
Differences Between Exploratory and Other Test Techniques
Traceability and Coverage Measures for Exploratory Testing
 
Charters
What Are Charters?
Why Use Charters?
Crafting the Right Charter for the Right Task
 
Heuristics
What Are Heuristics?
Sources of Heuristics
Using Heuristics in Exploratory Testing
 
Quality Characteristics and API Exploratory Testing
Creating Experiments for Non-Functional Testing
Exploring APIs
 
Pairing and Mobbing
Who Can We Pair and Mob with While Exploring?
Pairing with Developers
Pairing with Other Testers
Mob Exploratory Testing Sessions
 
Class Daily Schedule
Sign-In/Registration 7:30-8:30am
Morning Session 8:30am-12:00pm
Lunch 12:00-1:00pm
Afternoon Session 1:00-5:00pm
Times represent the typical daily schedule. Please confirm your schedule at registration.
 
Training Course Fee Includes
• Digital course materials
• Letter of completion