Addressing The Risk Of Exploratory Testing Part 3
In my experience, by far the biggest risk to the successful implementation of Exploratory Testing (ET) is the complete misunderstanding of what is meant by the term. In this series of articles, I‘ve shared the concerns that have arisen whilst implementing ET and some potential...
Addressing The Risk Of Exploratory Test Part 1
In my experience, by far the biggest risk to the successful implementation of Exploratory Testing is the complete m also trying it for the first time. Three years ago I was the first test manager in my company (to my knowledge) to formally introduce Exploratory...
Having Fun with your Testing Team
If you feel that your testing team has a low level of interaction and motivation, it is time to introduce some activities that could help you to exchange knowledge, share experiences and strengthen the links between team members. In this article, I will tell you...
Managing Multiple Passions
Are you just a Tester or a writer, painter & musician too? Harsha Bhogle in his book “Out of the Box – Watching the Game We Love” has a mention of Peter Roebuck who told the twin loves of his life: cricket and the English...
VIP BOA – A Heuristic for Testing Responsive Web Apps
It can be quite challenging to test web applications that are built by using the responsive web design [1] (RWD) approach. This heuristic is designed to help anyone involved in that. Some test heuristics come with a mnemonic – which in this case is VIP...
Heuristics For Mushroom Picking (And Testing)
Mushroom picking has been part of my autumns since I can remember. At least here in Estonia our hunter-gatherer roots still run strong. Wandering around the forest with a bucket and knife in hand while enjoying the tranquillity and calm of a pine forest is...
How To Read A Difficult Book
Have you ever had trouble reading a book about testing, although you consider yourself a big reader, a passionate tester and a curious person? I have. I actually failed reading this particular book twice in the past two years. Well, maybe I didn’t fail reading...