🧰 A Tester's Toolkit

Uncover the Complexity of Simple Looking Things to Test Better

How to gain technical insights of the system under test to uncover hidden complexity and risks.

Jul 3 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt

April 2025

17 Questions to Ask When Reviewing a Plan

A list of questions to challenge a plan and make it better.

Apr 30 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt

The Benefits of Doing Things Outside Your Role

About a principle that opens up opportunities to learn and improve.

Apr 16 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt

January 2025

Kaizen: With Marginal Gains to Long-Term Improvements

How a team of engineers embraced continuous improvement.

Jan 29 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt

November 2024

The Importance of Taking Part in Discussions as a Tester

Participating in meetings and discussions is about more than adding value.

Nov 20, 2024 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt

October 2024

How Risks Can Be Used for Prioritisation

A story about a much-needed change of perspective.

Oct 9, 2024 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt

September 2024

How Visualisation Can Help to Achieve a Common Understanding

The story of how visualisation helped in stressful times.

Sep 25, 2024 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt

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August 2024

How Feature Maps Can Assist Your Testing

Learn what feature maps are, what they look like and what they can do for you in the long-run.

Aug 14, 2024 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt

July 2024

Four Questions to Ask Yourself for Better Bug Reports

What makes a good bug report, how to go beyond that and why.

Jul 24, 2024 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt

June 2024

Three Reasons Why Professional Software Testers Use Tools

The benefits of non-software tools in software testing.

Jun 19, 2024 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt

26 Questions Testers Can Ask to Learn About a Feature

A list of questions to help you to learn about a feature, in addition to exploration and experimentation.

Jun 5, 2024 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt

May 2024

The Benefits of Understanding the QA Measures in Your Project

How your project as a whole assures the quality of the software is valuable information for improving your testing.

May 29, 2024 • 

Florian Sommerfeldt