Program for Thursday, July 10,  2003

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION  AND SPEAKER:

 Abstract:

Exploratory testing is a controversial topic in software testing. The IEEE Software Engineering Body of Knowledge says it "might be useful (but only if the tester is really expert!) to identify special tests not easily 'captured' by formalized techniques." Yet exploratory testing is done by nearly every tester (expert or not) in the course of their day to day duties. In this presentation, Andy will talk about what exploratory software testing is and ways in which it can be successfully performed, including looking at heuristics used by software testers in the course of exploration.

Bio:

Andy Tinkham is currently a graduate student at the Florida Institute of Technology, studying in Cem Kaner's lab. The mission of the lab is to take each of the eleven paradigms of testing identified by Cem Kaner and James Bach (regression, functional, stress, exploratory, high volume automation, domain, risk-based, document-based, scenario-based, user, and state-model based testing) and determine what skills are required to do each one correctly.  We then take these skills and determine how to train people in the skills they need. Andy worked as a software tester in the Twin Cities for 7 years prior to his going back to school and is a Certified Software Quality Analyst and Certified Software Test Engineer.  

Andy's writings are available both in his blog (available at http://blackbox.cs.fit.edu/blog/andy/) and at the lab's web page (http://www.testingeducation.org)
 

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