Context-driven testing is an approach where testers consider each testing situation to be unique and choose objectives, techniques, and deliverables based on the specific context. The key principles are that people are most important, judgment and skills are needed constantly, and the product is a solution rather than a set of requirements. Context-driven testers build mental models of the product, design powerful tests, execute tests, evaluate results, and report findings. Exploratory testing has advantages of requiring less preparation, finding important bugs quickly, allowing freestyle ideas, and being performed in sessions. Testing is an intellectual process while checking simply validates requirements.

1. Testing- In a Context
Driven Way…
Ram Prasad N
QA Engineer- Testree, Nous Infosystems

2. Context Driven Testing
 Context-driven tester is to approach each testing situation as if it were unique in
important ways
 Testers choose their testing objectives, techniques, and deliverables by looking first
to the details of the specific situation

3. Principles of CDT
People most
Important
Constant
judgment & Skill
Product is
Solution
No Best
Practices
Projects often
not predictable
Testing (vb) =
intellectual
process
Value depends
on context

4. What can you expect from Context
driven testers ?

5. COOE of Testing
 Configuration
 Operation
 Observation
 Evaluation

6. Test Approaches
 Building a useful mental model
 Designing powerful tests
 Test execution
 Evaluating the results
 Test reporting

7. Advantages of Exploratory Testing
 Less Preparation
 Important Bugs in shortest time
 Freestyle exploratory test ideas – Only
Testing!
 ET can be performed in sessions (SBTM)

9. Testing Vs. Checking