Ever opened a massive new test plan and just felt drowned in all the documentation? 😵💫
In this clip from #BrowserStackTalks, David Burns and Brittany Stewart (AI Lead at QualityWorks Consulting Group, LLC) bond over a very relatable QA problem: shutting down when faced with too much reading and too many tabs on a new project.
Brittany’s secret weapon for overcoming this information overload is mind mapping.
Inspired by Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory's Agile Testing book, she realized that visually mapping out a project allows her to "brain dump" everything in her head and make high-level connections instantly.
If you want to bring a "design mindset" to your QA process and tame the chaos, this is exactly where you start.
Catch the full episode to learn more: https://lnkd.in/dEykV4gN#SoftwareTesting
But honestly, I didn't know that it was something I could use in testing until I read Lisa and Janette Agile testing book where they spoke about the actual application and testing. And so I just experimented with that, right? What what I found is when I get on our project, there's a lot of information. You know, you have a, you have tons of tabs, you have tons of features and this huge test plan usually that you have to review and try to understand. And for me personally, I shut down when I have a lot of reading to do and. Yeah, I don't have the same. That's why I'm laughing. Yeah, there's a lot of people who have that problem. And so the mind map, and hopefully this brings the high level connection for you. The mind map is one of those things that allows me to like brain dump everything that's going on in my head and what I'm seeing.
So happy to have sparked an idea for Brittany! She inspires me as well!