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# Exploratory Testing FAQs
- URL: https://www.kenst.com/exploratory-testing-faqs/
- Published: 2022-03-14T20:53:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-08T20:35:51.000Z
- Author: Chris Kenst
- Tags: Exploratory Testing, Test Design, Testing

I’ve come across a number of Frequently Asked Questions about Exploratory Testing and I’ve got what I hope are pretty good answers. 

### Exploratory Testing FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions about exploratory testing. Got a quick question? Get a quick answer.

Yes, there are many examples where people have used tools to enable and enhance their exploratory testing.

**Is all testing exploratory?**

No. Not unless you change the definition of testing to specifically exclude testing done by machines.

**What is Exploratory Testing?**

ET is an approach (or style) to testing that emphasizes the individual tester focusing on the value of their work through continuous learning and design.

**Is Exploratory Testing used in Agile teams?**

Yes. ET is about optimizing the value of your work given your context and so it’s a natural fit in agile projects and agile teams.

**What is the definition of Exploratory Testing?**

Exploratory Testing is a style (approach) of software testing that emphasizes the personal freedom and responsibility of the individual tester to continually optimize the value of her work by treating test-related learning, test design, test execution and test result interpretation as mutually supportive activities that run in parallel throughout the project.

**Is Exploratory Testing a test design technique?**

No. You can design tests in an exploratory or scripted way (to a degree each way). This is why it’s called an approach. But ET itself is not a technique (a way to group, design and interpret results of similar kinds of tests).

**Does Exploratory Testing require charters?**

No, but charters can certainly be helpful.

**Does Exploratory Testing require a timebox?**

No, but a timebox can help you create similarly sized sessions for Session Based Test Management.

Over time I hope to add to these. 

Last Updated: 03/07/2022