Expanding Horizons by Learning Exploratory Testing

My testing journey began twelve years ago when I became a test consultant and had a strong focus on structured test design. Exploratory Testing for me was this “thing” that existed somewhere and that was dealt with in 10 minutes during the ISTQB Foundation Level training.

Maybe five years ago, I used the term “Exploratory Testing” when writing checklists instead of detailed test cases. Today this feels like a first step into the direction of Exploratory Testing, but the idea of learning and exploring was not the focus. It was mostly a way of reducing unnecessary documentation.

In 2016 I attended a workshop on Exploratory Testing which gave me a better impression of what Exploratory Testing is. Still, it was only in 2018 when I really started to learn Exploratory Testing, why it is useful, what it is and how to do it.

Do you want to know where I am today? In my talk I will share my understanding of Exploratory Testing as well as my learning journey. I will describe key events on this journey and explain my learning mix, which includes reading, attending workshops and conference sessions, watching videos and of course doing Exploratory Testing. I want to point out the role that my colleagues and the global test community have played. I want to share thoughts on why learning Exploratory Testing is similar to learning Poker and why this makes it difficult. I hope my learning path inspires to learn or improve attendants’ Exploratory Testing practice.

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