Exploratory testing as a structured process
Posted by Stan Taylor on September 17, 2008
In common usage, I think the term 'exploratory testing' is often used to refer to ad hoc testing--it's lipstick on a pig. But the big thinkers in quality assurance view ET as a structured testing process. Mike Kelly lists some of the skills necessary for performing exploratory testing. Mike also points to the newest version of James and Jonathan Bach's Exploratory Testing Dynamics [PDF] document, which is very useful.