Checklists to Support Test Charter Design in Exploratory Testing

Ghazi, Ahmad Nauman; Garigapati, Ratna Pranathi; Petersen, Kai

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57633-6_17

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“…As one example, Frajtak et al [13] propose a technique where recording of the (exploratory) testers actions are used to create test case scenarios. Other publications propose various types of methods to support the testers: Ghazi et al [24] is aiming to support practitioners in the design of test charters through checklists. Costa and Oliveira [25] aims to use elements of gamification in "the teaching of exploratory testing".…”

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The MaLET Model — Maturity Levels for Exploratory Testing

Mårtensson

Ståhl

Martini

et al. 2021

2021 47th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA)

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Based on multiple series of interviews and workshops, this paper presents the MaLET model -a representation of the typical evolution path for companies who successfully adopt exploratory testing. The model provides a step-by-step approach to systematically improve exploratory testing over time, and shows how and why capabilities may regress. The MaLET model was validated through a series of interviews with 20 interviewees from eight case study companies in separate industry segments. The interviews also revealed examples on improvement initiatives that had failed in the companies, showing that improvement initiatives tend to fail if they are not planned in an order corresponding to the maturity levels in the model. The MaLET model was well received by the interviewees during the validation, describing the model as sound, relevant and useful in practice.

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Section: B Results From the Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The MaLET Model — Maturity Levels for Exploratory Testing

Mårtensson

Ståhl

Martini

et al. 2021

2021 47th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA)

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“…Test charters are not static and may evolve over time [2]. In a recent study, Ghazi et al [16] proposed checklists to support test charter design in ET. The study provides a list of contents to help practitioners design test charters, as well as factors that they ought to consider when designing their test charters.…”

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A Decision Support Method for Recommending Degrees of Exploration in Exploratory Testing

Ghazi,

Petersen,

Wohlin

et al. 2017

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Exploratory testing is neither black nor white, but rather a continuum of exploration exists. In this research we propose an approach for decision support helping practitioners to distribute time between different degrees of exploratory testing on that continuum. To make the continuum manageable, five levels have been defined: freestyle testing, high, medium and low degrees of exploration, and scripted testing. The decision support approach is based on the repertory grid technique. The approach has been used in one company. The method for data collection was focus groups. The results showed that the proposed approach aids practitioners in the reflection of what exploratory testing levels to use, and aligns their understanding for priorities of decision criteria and the performance of exploratory testing levels in their contexts. The findings also showed that the participating company, which is currently conducting mostly scripted testing, should spend more time on testing using higher degrees of exploration in comparison to scripted testing.

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