Mastering Exploratory Testing: Templates, Charters, and Sessions
Learn about the essentials of exploratory testing including templates for structuring test sessions, creating effective charters to guide testing missions, and documenting testing sessions for optimal efficiency and effectiveness.
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Exploratory Testing Templates
Charter An exploratory test session often begins with a charter A charter states the mission and perhaps some of the tactics to be used A charter may be chosen by the tester himself, or assigned by the test lead or test manager A charter is a 1-to-3 sentence mission for a testing session
A Template Target Where are you exploring? Which feature, requirement, or part (or module) of the system? What heuristic do you use? Resources What resources will you use? A tool, data set, technique, configuration, or perhaps an interdependent feature. Information What kind of information are you hoping to find? About security, performance, standards, consistency, -ility, or some other aspect of the system?
Session sheet Charter Target areas covered Time Start Time + Session duration Tester Name(s) Charter/opportunity time Expressed as a time/TBS breakdown (% of on-charter time) Data Files Any files the tester used or created to support their testing Test Log Notes made during testing Bugs or issues A problem that threatens the value of the product or of the testing process
