A deep dive into exploratory testing

I have noticed exploratory testing has been very helpful in my career as a software test engineer. However, it seems to depend on the individual tester how successful they are at finding bugs through exploratory testing. I would like to solve the problem of how to standardize exploratory testing and how to educate new test engineers on best practices. I will be discussing the characteristics, benefits and challenges of exploratory testing in the hope of creating standards other testers can follow.

The talk will cover:
  • Benefits of exploratory testing
  • Challenges of exploratory testing
  • Best practices
  • Educational Resources
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Anna Sharpe

Quality assurance engineer since 2012 with a BS in computer science. I have worked in many industries including cyber security and health care, giving me exposure to various testing problems to solve.