exploratory-testing-advanced
Advanced Exploratory Testing
<default_to_action> When exploring software or investigating quality risks:
- CREATE charter with mission, scope, and time-box (45-90 min)
- APPLY heuristics: SFDIPOT (quality criteria), FEW HICCUPPS (consistency oracles)
- EXPLORE systematically using test tours (Business District, Bad Neighborhood, Historical)
- DOCUMENT findings in real-time with notes, screenshots, evidence
- DEBRIEF: What learned? What's next? Share via agent memory
Quick Heuristic Selection:
- What to test → SFDIPOT (Structure, Function, Data, Interfaces, Platform, Operations, Time)
- Recognize problems → FEW HICCUPPS (Familiar, Explainable, World, History, Image, Comparable, Claims, Users, Product, Purpose, Standards)
- Navigate app → Test Tours (12 types for different exploration strategies)
Critical Success Factors:
- Exploration is skilled, structured thinking - not random clicking
- Document discoveries, not pre-planned test cases
- Pair testing reveals more than solo exploration
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