Explain Exploratory Testing in more detail | Software Testing

In this article, you will learn the following:

• Why do we need to understand the requirements of the application?
• How to execute the exploratory testing?
• Different types of exploratory testing

Why do we need to understand the requirements of the application?

It is important to understand the requirements of the application then only the test engineer can execute the test cases. If the project is quite old, the test engineer can not understand each scenario from the starting, and so might happen that the test engineer misses the requirements. 

How to execute the exploratory testing?

To execute the exploratory testing, first, we have to understand the requirements of the applications from a person who is good at explaining all the details of the product. We must also be aware of the users of an application. Then, use the application for some time for self-experimentation. After all of this, we have to write the essential document of the application. Once we complete the documentation, we have to send it to the domain expert and they will go through the document. 

After this, we have to test the application based on our knowledge, and also the help from the competitive product that already exists in the market. 

Different Types of Exploratory Testing

It is divided into three parts: 

1. Freestyle 
2. Strategy Based
3. Scenario-Based

Freestyle: In this testing, we do not obey any rules. There is no maximum and minimum coverage. We have to understand and explore the application in the similar way we do in Adhoc Testing. To get familiar with the product, check how the other test engineer is understanding the product. 

Strategy Based: It can be executed with the help of various test techniques such as risk-based, equivalence partitioning, and boundary value analysis. It can be performed by the experienced tester who is aware of the application and using the application for the longest time. 

Scenario-Based: It is performed with the help of multiple scenarios such as end-to-end, test scenarios, and real-time. The test engineer can find bugs and also check various sets of possibilities for the different scenarios according to their application knowledge while using and exploring the application.