Exploratory Testing – Reconnoitering a Step Further
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originally published on Software Testing Solution’s Blog
When it comes to the success of any software project, one
parameter that matters the most is the agility with which the project is
executed. At the time of posting new software releases to client, it is vital
to have speedy and highly efficient testing done since errors / discrepancies
that go unnoticed can cause a great deal of upheaval in the software
implementation. During such events, time plays a critical role and that is
where a specialized type of software
testing and QA service comes to the rescue and helps find out bugs in
the shortest time possible. Software testing is all about adding value,
not just finding bugs and hence with a plethora of testing mechanisms
available that rule the software industry, the one that fits the bill here, is
Exploratory testing – a kind of its own, known for saving the time to a large
extent. It focusses on a simultaneous procedure of test case implementation
with designing at the same time, with a stringent view to discover, investigate
and learn. The entire onus of testing lies on the personal views and judgement
of the testers rather than prefixed documentation.
Time being the most critical aspect, software testing,
if started early, surely pays off, but at the same time, it does have a set of
guidelines, which if taken care of on a timely basis, can work wonders.
Exploratory testing is considered the apt choice when it is about finding the
most critical defects in a limited period of time. There are no pre-decided
test designs or plans documented and the entire dependency of testing lies on
responsible, knowledgeable and technically sound team of experts, who like an
end user, are able to judge what the possible consequences could be and what
could be the most likely situations that the solution might face, while
encountering these bugs / discrepancies.
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