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Heuristic Test Strategy Model

Published: December 2, 2024 by James Bach

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The HTSM (v.6.3) is a set of guideword heuristics designed to help you think better about test strategy. It includes four focus areas: test techniques, project elements, product factors, and quality … [Read more...] about Heuristic Test Strategy Model

A Rapid Software Testing Framework

Published: April 28, 2019 by James Bach 2 Comments

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There are many ways to diagram the testing process, but this is my current favorite. This diagram is also an illustration of how test framing works. Test framing is the process of relating … [Read more...] about A Rapid Software Testing Framework

Rapid Testing for Rapid Maintenance

Published: April 25, 2019 by James Bach Leave a Comment

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A correspondent writes: "I have a test management problem. We have a maintenance project. It contains about 20 different applications. Three of them are bigger in terms of features and also the … [Read more...] about Rapid Testing for Rapid Maintenance

Elements of Excellent Testing

Published: April 19, 2019 by James Bach 2 Comments

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A concise list of the skills, dynamics, and work products of excellent testing. … [Read more...] about Elements of Excellent Testing

How To Talk About Testing

Published: February 24, 2019 by James Bach Leave a Comment

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It's not easy to talk about testing. This is a guide to avoiding the big pitfalls and having some of those difficult conversations. … [Read more...] about How To Talk About Testing

How to Evolve a Context-Driven Test Plan

Published: November 3, 2018 by James Bach Leave a Comment

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This is a process guide for creating a good test plan within the RST methodology. It consists of seven tasks. The tasks can be performed in any order, or simultaneously and iteratively. … [Read more...] about How to Evolve a Context-Driven Test Plan

Test Estimation Poster

Published: April 14, 2015 by James Bach Leave a Comment

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This is a set of guidewords and questions that help me navigate the problem of estimating a test project. … [Read more...] about Test Estimation Poster

Test Cases Are Not Testing

Published: April 27, 2014 by James Bach 10 Comments

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This is an article by me and Aaron Hodder for the debut issue of Testing Trapeze. In this article, we explain why creating and performing test cases is not the same thing as doing testing. In fact, … [Read more...] about Test Cases Are Not Testing

Dinner With a Rapid Software Testing Manager

Published: June 23, 2009 by James Bach Leave a Comment

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Jon Bach is an excellent test manager. One of the finest I have known. Jon is my younger brother. I got him into testing and trained him. He worked for me for a couple of years. But we eventually … [Read more...] about Dinner With a Rapid Software Testing Manager

Unbearable Lightness of “Model-Based” Testing

Published: January 9, 2007 by James Bach Leave a Comment

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This is a presentation I gave about the thing some people call "model-based" testing and my concerns about the limitations of formal modeling applied to test design. … [Read more...] about Unbearable Lightness of “Model-Based” Testing

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