CAST 2013

This session describes how I use mind mapping software as a lean test management tool to model the software, organise and manage the testing activities, and report on the testing story to date.

The biggest threats to lean systems testing are the way testing artefacts are traditionally produced and the prevalence of pre-scripted tests.

I propose an alternative using James Bach's Heuristic Test Strategy Model as the skeleton for a visual model of the software under test. By using this skeleton to ask questions and as a prompt to learn more about the application, I build a model of the application under test. I will
demonstrate how I can use the map as a tool to aid with test estimation, and how it can be used to give testing transcripts context and communicate certain aspects of the testing story visually.