Advantages of Adhoc testing
- The errors that can not be identified with written test cases can be identified by Adhoc testing.
- It can be performed within a very limited time.
- Helps to create unique test cases.
- This test helps to build a strong product that is less prone to future problems.
- This testing can be performed at any time during Softthe ware Development Life Cycle Process (SDLC)
Adhoc Testing in Software
Prerequisite – Software Testing
Adhoc Testing :
Adhoc testing is a type of software testing that is performed informally and randomly after the formal testing is completed to find any loophole in the system. For this reason, it is also known as Random or Monkey testing. Adhoc testing is not performed in a structured way so it is not based on any methodological approach. That’s why Adhoc testing is a type of Unstructured Software Testing.
Adhoc testing has –
- No Documentation.
- No Test cases.
- No Test Design.
As it is not based on any test cases or requires documentation or test design resolving issues that are identified at last becomes very difficult for developers. Sometimes very interesting and unexpected errors or uncommon errors are found which would never have been found in written test cases. This Adhoc testing is used in Acceptance testing.
Adhoc testing saves a lot of time and one great example of Adhoc testing can be when the client needs the product by today 6 PM but the product development will be completed at 4 PM the same day. So in hand only limited time i.e. 2 hours only, within that 2hrs the developer and tester team can test the system as a whole by taking some random inputs and can check for any errors.