How do you define exploratory testing? Shall we involve test cases, it is kind of grey area for me. Somewhere it is defined as Exploring the software to discover its functionalities and drawbacks is what exploratory software testing does. So, this is a formal testing process that doesnt rely on test cases or test planning documents to test the application. Instead, testers go through the application and learn about its functionalities. They then, use exploratory test charters to direct, record and keep track of the exploratory test sessions observations. I would appreciate if someone enlighten me on this. en-US(C) Copyright 2006-2026 Inflectra Corporation.support@inflectra.com/Computers/Software/Project_Management//Computers/Software/Quality_Assurance/KronoDesksupport@inflectra.comhttp://www.inflectra.com/kronodesk/forums/threads120/Support/Forum/spiratest/issues-questions/1942.aspxthreadId=1942Tenzing Tim (bidyut.koch@webomates.com)exploratory testing How do you define exploratory testing? Shall we involve test cases, it is kind of grey area for me. Somewhere it is defined as Exploring the software to discover its functionalities and drawbacks is what exploratory software testing does. So, this is a formal testing process that doesnt rely on test cases or test planning documents to test the application. Instead, testers go through the application and learn about its functionalities. They then, use exploratory test charters to direct, record and keep track of the exploratory test sessions observations. I would appreciate if someone enlighten me on this. Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:57:57 -05002018-11-28T17:23:59-05:00/Support/Forum/spiratest/issues-questions/1942.aspxmessageId=3453Jim R (donotreply5@kronodesk.net) Hi Tenzing We had a recent webinar on this very topic - exploratory testing, how it can be used: https://www.inflectra.com/ideas/Entry/webinar-recording-the-role-of-exploratory-testing-687.aspx Generally you write a test charter and create/record your observations, vs. following a predefined step by step test case. Regards Jim Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:23:59 -05002018-11-28T17:23:59-05:00/Support/Forum/spiratest/issues-questions/1942.aspx#reply3453