Experience Based Testing Techniques

In previous article Software Testing Techniques,  I have explained about the testing techniques overview.

In this article we will discuss about Experience Based Testing Techniques

Experience Based Testing Techniques

“Procedure to derive and/or select test cases based on the tester’s experience, knowledge and intuition.” [ISTQB Glossary]


Common examples of relevant knowledge and experience include:

• Testers’ knowledge of defects likelihood and their distribution.
• Users’ experience about extreme operational conditions, odd input combinations and common usage patterns.
• Developer experience about non-stable, or change-sensitive system areas.
• System administrators’ experience about operation environment.

Following are the experience based testing techniques

• Error Guessing

• Exploratory Testing