7 tips to have software tested without specification

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7 tips to have software tested without
specification
Dana Zhezdrina QATestLab Program Manager
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About me
7-year experience in testing
3-year experience in program management
Finished Executive Development Program "Project
management for creative teams. Agile in actions"
in kmbs
Don't like bags and fond of dogs
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For time-to-market software that invokes much
pressure, documentation creation is omitted to
save time. But testing is still to be
conducted. How to have the product tested with
no or minimal specification?
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Tip 1
Supply QA team with general information about the
project. To clear understand the product
specifics, let someone form the team make a
quick demo.
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Tip 2

• Provide QA team with all available documentation
  
• written requirements
• backlog
• user stories / use cases
• mockups
• help cases
• FAQ
• etc.

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Tip 3
User testing, performed by specialists unfamiliar
with the product, detects the issues with user
acceptability of the system.
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Tip 4
The risk-based testing can be started from the
most critical and high-use features and ones to
be released soon.
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Tip 5
Test documentation including test cases and
checklists ensures proper understanding of
selected approach.
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Tip 6
Review and confirm the received test results.
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Tip 7
Ensure continuous learning of QA team by sharing
product data and usage analytics, user
information, further plans and product visions.
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