{"id":546,"date":"2022-05-27T12:16:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T12:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testerwork.com\/?p=546"},"modified":"2022-05-27T13:29:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T13:29:16","slug":"crowd-sourced-systematic-exploratory-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testerwork.com\/crowd-sourced-systematic-exploratory-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Systematic Exploratory Tests in a Crowd-Sourcing Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Murali, the author of this article, lives in India and he is a Software Quality professional with over 18 years of testing experience. He is a passionate hands on tester and he likes to contribute towards the larger testing community with thoughts on specific areas.<\/span><\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Exploratory testing is one of the most efficient ways to detect bugs during a software life cycle. If done in a systematic manner, exploratory tests help to provide quality software that can be rolled out to production with more confidence. While Scripted testing presents the best way to test a software extensively, sometimes lack of time requires different types of testing to be applied. Exploratory testing that is performed with a crowd is thus an effective way to get better test results in less time.<\/span><\/p>\n

One thing that the testers need to keep in mind is that exploratory testing doesn’t have to be ad-hoc, but it can be performed in a more systematic way if applying some simple techniques. While complex techniques can also be added to this, for beginners a simple process-oriented methodology can be a better fit.<\/span><\/p>\n

How beginners in Crowd testing can perform systematic Exploratory testing:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  • Identify features that are <\/span>important from an end-user perspective \u2013 like for an e-commerce website: search, sort, view product listing, view product details, add to cart, checkout (if within the testing scope)<\/span>
    \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Prioritize the features that are in scope – i.e.:<\/span>
    \n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
      \n
    • First, cover the Menu and Navigations<\/span>
      \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Next, move to features like search and sort, where there could be more bugs for websites like <\/span> e-commerce<\/span>
      \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Implement simple testing techniques like Boundary value analysis, Equivalence Class techniques for applicable fields \u2013 edge test cases for field-level validations like age, price range, income, marks cutoff, etc.<\/span>
      \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Identify areas with complex functionality that involve calculations or require specific test <\/span> data as input\u00a0<\/span>
      \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Cover all the website’s\/software’s parent and child pages to check if there are any navigation errors, 404 errors, showstoppers, or breakage in the software<\/span>
      \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Check all the app\/software parts, regardless of how many bugs were detected in those areas<\/span>
      \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Due to the limited timeframe, it may be difficult to cover all the possible drop-down sections and combinations, hence it is advised to identify a random sample to test<\/span>
      \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Try a data-driven approach, when validations need to be done for different input and output combinations<\/span>
      \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Certain environment-related factors (like clearing browsing history or cache during website testing) help to prevent reporting redundant bugs<\/span>
      \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Identify interdependency between features under test<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Crowd testing allows to test different combinations thus assuring a wider coverage. For example, testing different categories of the products, colors, sizes, different states within a country, etc. offers a large variety of test scenarios that can be performed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Benefits of a systematic exploratory crowd test:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Wider test scenario coverage<\/span>
        \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Higher bug-detection ratio<\/span>
        \n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • More efficient time-management<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        In comparison with a test performed in an ad-hoc manner, a structured Exploratory test can bring more value and increase the quality of the final test results. Ad-hoc testing can always be done as an addition.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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