nirmmal

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• Feb 11th, 2007

 

The context-driven school of software testing is flavor of Agile Testing that advocates continuous and creative evaluation of testing opportunities in light of the potential information revealed and the value of that information to the organization right now.

kurtz182

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• Dec 10th, 2009

 

The art and practice of Context-Driven Testing was first introduced by Cem Kaner, James Bach, and Bret Pettichord in 2002.  This approach to testing is more a mindset than a methodology.  Seven principles are advocated (taken directly from the book entitled "Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach).  They are:

1) The value of any practice depends on its context.

2) There are good practices in context, but there are no best practices.

3) People, working together, are the most important part of any project's context.

4) Projects unfold over time in ways that are often not predictable.

5) The product is a solution. If the problem isn't solved, the product doesn't work.

6) Good software testing is a challenging intellectual process.

7) Only through judgment and skill, exercised cooperatively throughout the entire project, are we able to do the right things at the right times to effectively test our products.