- Speaker: Martin Mussmann (Pretty Good Testing)
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Old testing process was for "man on the street" - anyone could run them
- "I wrote it, so it must be true" <-- about test cases
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Classification tree worked initially
- But people didn't always understand it
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Mind Mapping
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Draw them how they should be drawn
- how you feel they should be
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Collapse and Expand when showing the people
- i.e. hide / show details as required
- Moves Testing away from step based rote, to Testers needing some product knowledge
- Test Design > review > Feedback > No need for further test creation - mind map is the Test Case
- Colour coding on mind map (green - tested, red - failed)
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Regression Testing
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Clear the colour coding
- Start again
- Add notes for further contextual meaning
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This process KILLED the Test Team
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A Tester is now in the Development Team
- No creating/editing of Test Cases
- Reduced time of documentation creation
- Improved review process
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Conclusion
- More creative test cases
- More focus on end result than document creation
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It is a question list
- Not a step by step guide
- It has created a culture where programmers are asking to see the maps
- Forcing testers to ask and explore
- Focus on WHAT not HOW