Introduction to Exploratory Testing with Microsoft Test Manager 2010

Version: 1.1.0

Description

Microsoft Test Manager 2010 can be used to organize your test plans, author and manage your test cases, and run manual tests. This lab will introduce you to working with exploratory testing in Microsoft Test Manager 2010.

Overview

Microsoft Test Manager 2010 can be used to organize your test plans, author and manage your test cases, and run manual tests. This lab will introduce you to working with exploratory testing in Microsoft Test Manager 2010.

This hands-on-lab is one out of a number of labs that deal with Microsoft Test Manager 2010. The recommended order to complete the labs in is as follows:

  • Introduction to Test Planning with Microsoft Test Manager 2010
  • Introduction to Test Case Management with Microsoft Test Manager 2010
  • Authoring and Running Manual Tests using Microsoft Test Manager 2010
  • Introduction to Exploratory Testing with Microsoft Test Manager 2010
  • Introduction to Platform Testing with Microsoft Test Manager 2010
  • Introduction to Quality Tracking with Visual Studio 2010

System Requirements

In order to complete this lab you will need the Visual Studio 2010 virtual machine provided by Microsoft. For more information on acquiring and using this virtual machine, please see this blog post.

Exercises

Setting Up Data Collection in Microsoft Test Manager 2010

Creating an Empty Test Case to Run an Exploratory Test

Filing an Exploratory Bug

Creating a Manual Test Case from an Exploratory Bug

Estimated time to complete this lab: 60 minutes.

Next Step

Exercise 1: Setting Up Data Collection in Microsoft Test Manager 2010