Gamifying Test Idea Generation
Idea generation I have written extensively about Idea generation and the stop criteria here . What triggered me to gamify test idea generation is an environment for testers which was lacking: ~flexibility wrt making changes to the existing test ideas and ~a lack of training budget for testers. Gamify test idea generation Some of the simplest ways we can learn to test and generate test ideas are: Pair testing with knowledgable testers/mentors Get together to l earn+unlearn Read from blogs and books Tour of the application and sense-making as we take the tour of the product Improvise by role play (white-hat hacker, black-hat hacker, SEO engineer, test for data quality...) Watch a relevant video to gather inspiration The dart game or a bowl with various testing types and techniques to choose and learn from Tools To Use Note-taking tools Build Heuristics(learn about micro-heuristics) A checklist A mind-map Develop your own Tool KIT...