This cheat sheet consists of heuristics developed by many thought-leaders in the testing craft. Generate your test ideas using this and test better.

1. Michael D Kelly
1 Touring Heuristics
2 Test Reporting
Heuristics
Ben Simo
Error handling
Heuristics
Scott Barber
Performance Testing
Heuristics
Adam Goucher
Ordering of Testing Tasks
Heuristics
James Bach
1 Quality Criteria heuristics
2 Learning Heuristics
3 Test Oracles
4 Test Techniques Heuristics
5 Project Environment Heuristics
6 Test Strategy Heuristic
Configuration
Tour
User Tour
Testability
Tour
Scenario
Tour
Variability
Tour
Interoperability
Tour
Data tour
Structure
Tour
Feature
Tour
Complexity
Tour
Claims
Tour
Security
Mission
Coverage
Obstacles
Status
Techniques
Environment
Risk
Functional
Languages
Appropriate
RequIrements
Impact
Measurement
Log
Customers
Information
Developer
Relations
Team
Schedule
Test Items
Deliverables
UI
Domain
User
Function
Flow
Scenario
Claims
Risk
Automatic
Recovery
History
Image
Comparable
product
User
Expectation
Product
Purpose
Standards &
Statutes
Emotions
Cognitive
Savvy
Knowledge
Attracts
Knowledge
Experimentation
Disposable
Time
Stories
Critical
Thinking
Other Minds
Words and
Pictures
Scouting
Obsessively
Scalability
Performance
Installability
Compatibility
Supportability
Testability
Maintainability
Portability
Capability
Reliability
Usability
Frequent Intensive Business
Critical
Legal Obvious Technically
Risky
Stakeholder
Mandated
Audience
Claims
Familiar
Problems
Stress
Equipment
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Structure
Function
Data
Operations
Time
Platform
Existing
SecurityAuthentic
Problems
LocalizabilitySystems
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HEURISTIC
CHEATSHEET
PRESENTATION
BY SANTHOSH TUPPAD
Disclaimer: The presentation idea
is mine, but the ownership of these
heuristics belongs to the respective
test leaders and the credits have
been given for the respective
heuristic mnemonics creators.
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