Exploratory Testing

What is an Exploratory Testing?

During testing phase where there is severe time pressure, Exploratory testing technique is adopted that combines the experience of testers along with a structured approach to testing.

Exploratory testing often performed as a black box testing technique, the tester learns things that together with experience and creativity generate new good tests to run.

Benefits:

Following are the benefits of Exploratory Testing:

• Exploratory testing takes less preparation.

• Critical defects are found very quickly.

• The testers can use reasoning based approach on the results of previous results to guide their future testing on the fly.

Drawbacks:

Following are the Drawbacks of Exploratory Testing:

• Tests cannot be reviewed.

• It is difficult to keep track of what tests have been tested.

• It is unlikely to be performed in exactly the same manner and to repeat specific details of the earlier tests.