Test & Evaluation (T&E) is presented in the prespective of knowledge creation, distribution, absorbtion and management. Possible "soft tools" are derived from the insight of the sciences of learning and knowledge management.
18. i
i i Talking with developers
g
i i Talking with customers/users
i
Meetings and discussions
Writing reports
19. g
Analyzing requirements specs
g o g
Analyzing design documents
g
Designing test plans
Designing test procedures
Complex Adaptive Integrator
20. o Building “mental models” of the
g system
i
“Playing” with the system simulations
Unstructured and exploratory testing
“Playing around” planned tests
21. Actively question the developers, customers and
users to externalize their tacit knowledge
Encourage active participation of developers,
customers and fellow testers in running tests
Take meetings and non-formal discussions
seriously and use them to learn and share
knowledge
23. Know your learning preferences and use
them while studying the SUTs
Augment reports with multimedia
Organize presentations of the results for
relevant audiences
24. Test & Evaluation is a knowledge creating
and sharing process
Test Engineers are professional learners
T&E should use the insights and tools of
knowledge and learning theory and practice
25. How the knowledge is created and shared by
test engineers and test teams?
How do the knowledge processes integrate
with testing activities?
What are the knowledge-related factors that
contribute to or impede better testing?
What factors facilitate more effective and
efficient learning of Test Engineers?