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Dos & Don’ts For a Tester
By,
Karthikeyan R
Saturday, 31 March 2018 1© 2018 Ameex Technologies
Saturday, 31 March 2018 2© 2018 Ameex Technologies
Dos
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 3
Curiosity
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 4
Curiosity
 Why systems behave the way they do?
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 5
Curiosity
 Why systems behave the way they do?
 How systems are built?
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 6
Curiosity
 Why systems behave the way they do?
 How systems are built?
 When they see unexpected behaviour, they have a natural urge to
explore further.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 7
Curiosity
 Why systems behave the way they do?
 How systems are built?
 When they see unexpected behaviour, they have a urge to explore
further.
 To isolate the failures.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 8
Curiosity
 Why systems behave the way they do?
 How systems are built?
 When they see unexpected behaviour, they have a urge to explore
further.
 To isolate the failures.
 Gain deeper understanding.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 9
Critical Eye
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 10
Critical Eye
“If in doubt, it’s a bug”
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 11
Experience
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 12
Experience
Good testers not only know a defect when they see one, they also know to
look for defects.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 13
Good Communication Skills
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 14
Good Communication Skills
Good communicators know how to explain the test results, even negative
results such as serious defects and quality risks, without coming across as
preachy, scolding or defeatist.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 15
Break a Product
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 16
Break a Product
Tester always kept in their mind – “We should break a Product”. But good
tester think the same thing in healthy manner. They always do Positive and
Negative testing. From positive flow they satisfied customer need and from
negative flow, they helps the quality improvement and find the weak point
of system.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 17
Love Your Product
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 18
Love Your Product
Love your product means – take the ownership
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 19
Be a User First, Then Be a Tester
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 20
Ask Questions
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 21
Ask Questions
 Who is our Clients, End-Users?
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 22
Ask Questions
 Who is our Clients, End-Users?
 What is the problem of our customer?
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 23
Ask Questions
 Who is our Clients, End-Users?
 What is the problem of our customer?
 What is our solution to solve our clients problems?
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 24
Product Explore
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 25
Product Explore
Understanding the application behaviour and its workflow.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 26© 2018 Ameex Technologies
Don’ts
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 27
 Proud.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 28
 Proud.
 Too much inspection.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 29
 Proud.
 Too much inspection.
 Documentation.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 30
 Proud.
 Too much inspection.
 Documentation.
 Power is not in numbers.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 31
 Proud.
 Too much inspection.
 Documentation.
 Power is not in numbers.
 Think of your colleagues as opponents or adversaries.
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 32
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 33
References
 Foundations of Software Testing Third Edition - Book
 qa-qcarena.blogspot.in
 Testingtreasure.com
Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 34

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Do's and Don'ts For a Tester

  • 1. Dos & Don’ts For a Tester By, Karthikeyan R Saturday, 31 March 2018 1© 2018 Ameex Technologies
  • 2. Saturday, 31 March 2018 2© 2018 Ameex Technologies Dos
  • 3. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 3 Curiosity
  • 4. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 4 Curiosity  Why systems behave the way they do?
  • 5. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 5 Curiosity  Why systems behave the way they do?  How systems are built?
  • 6. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 6 Curiosity  Why systems behave the way they do?  How systems are built?  When they see unexpected behaviour, they have a natural urge to explore further.
  • 7. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 7 Curiosity  Why systems behave the way they do?  How systems are built?  When they see unexpected behaviour, they have a urge to explore further.  To isolate the failures.
  • 8. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 8 Curiosity  Why systems behave the way they do?  How systems are built?  When they see unexpected behaviour, they have a urge to explore further.  To isolate the failures.  Gain deeper understanding.
  • 9. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 9 Critical Eye
  • 10. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 10 Critical Eye “If in doubt, it’s a bug”
  • 11. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 11 Experience
  • 12. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 12 Experience Good testers not only know a defect when they see one, they also know to look for defects.
  • 13. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 13 Good Communication Skills
  • 14. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 14 Good Communication Skills Good communicators know how to explain the test results, even negative results such as serious defects and quality risks, without coming across as preachy, scolding or defeatist.
  • 15. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 15 Break a Product
  • 16. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 16 Break a Product Tester always kept in their mind – “We should break a Product”. But good tester think the same thing in healthy manner. They always do Positive and Negative testing. From positive flow they satisfied customer need and from negative flow, they helps the quality improvement and find the weak point of system.
  • 17. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 17 Love Your Product
  • 18. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 18 Love Your Product Love your product means – take the ownership
  • 19. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 19 Be a User First, Then Be a Tester
  • 20. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 20 Ask Questions
  • 21. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 21 Ask Questions  Who is our Clients, End-Users?
  • 22. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 22 Ask Questions  Who is our Clients, End-Users?  What is the problem of our customer?
  • 23. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 23 Ask Questions  Who is our Clients, End-Users?  What is the problem of our customer?  What is our solution to solve our clients problems?
  • 24. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 24 Product Explore
  • 25. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 25 Product Explore Understanding the application behaviour and its workflow.
  • 26. Saturday, 31 March 2018 26© 2018 Ameex Technologies Don’ts
  • 27. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 27  Proud.
  • 28. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 28  Proud.  Too much inspection.
  • 29. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 29  Proud.  Too much inspection.  Documentation.
  • 30. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 30  Proud.  Too much inspection.  Documentation.  Power is not in numbers.
  • 31. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 31  Proud.  Too much inspection.  Documentation.  Power is not in numbers.  Think of your colleagues as opponents or adversaries.
  • 32. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 32
  • 33. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 33 References  Foundations of Software Testing Third Edition - Book  qa-qcarena.blogspot.in  Testingtreasure.com
  • 34. Saturday, 31 March 2018 © 2018 Ameex Technologies 34