“The Forensics of Testing”

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Five concrete tactics, delivered as five quick items and the mnemonic CRIME: Collaboration, Requirements, Investigate, Mind map, Explore, guide testers to treat the system like a crime scene: log observations beyond defects (continuous notes, not just bug reports), never rule out early clues, start with core functions then expand outward, and run continuous evaluation cycles. The talk recommends use mind maps for collaborative test design and urges expanding scripted checks into exploratory investigations.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:30My love of crime shows
3. 1:26The theme of crime shows
4. 2:38Read them their rights
5. 3:16Dont be fooled
6. 3:38Dont rule out anything
7. 4:17Innocent until proven guilty
8. 5:01Compile results
9. 5:25Collaboration requirements

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