ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Analyst (CTAL-TA) — Question 57

You have been asked to set up a session-based test management (SBTM) approach for exploratory testing on your current project. Which of the options below describes a correct sequence of steps for the first exploratory test session?

Answer options

• A. Run a debriefing session with the test manager to agree the test procedures for the session, execute the test procedures, record the test results in a test charter.
• B. Document test ideas for the session in a test charter, execute the tests until all documented ideas have been tested, record the results of the tests in the test management system.
• C. Create a test charter for the session to record the areas to be tested, run a time boxed test execution session, hold a debriefing session to gather and discuss the results of the tests.
• D. Select existing test cases from the test management system most suitable for the session, copy them to a test charter, use a capture/replay tool to record the test execution session.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Option C is correct because it follows the structured approach of creating a test charter, time-boxing the execution, and then debriefing to discuss results, which is essential for exploratory testing. Other options either lack the proper sequence or do not incorporate the critical elements of exploratory testing, such as the time-boxed execution or debriefing sessions.