# Exploratory Testing — Resources

## Books

- **Explore It! Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing** by Elisabeth Hendrickson — Charters, heuristics, and practical techniques. The go-to book on exploratory testing.
- **Session-Based Test Management** (PDF) by Jonathan Bach & James Bach — The original SBTM paper. Time-boxed sessions, charters, debriefs.
- **Lessons Learned in Software Testing** by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord — Context-driven testing, exploratory mindset.

## Articles

- [Session-Based Test Management](https://www.satisfice.com/download/session-based-test-management) — James Bach. Original SBTM methodology.
- [Exploratory Testing Explained](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/exploratory-testing-explained) — Ministry of Testing. Clear introduction.
- [How to Use SFDPOT Heuristic](https://www.developsense.com/blog/2010/02/sfdpot/) — Michael Bolton. Applying SFDPOT in practice.
- [Heuristic Test Strategy Model](https://www.satisfice.com/download/heuristic-test-strategy-model) — James Bach. Broader model for test design.

## Videos

- [Exploratory Testing — Elisabeth Hendrickson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LsS9Yl0NDg) — Keynote on exploration and charters.
- [Session-Based Testing — James Bach](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QdR0Mdt-cs) — SBTM in practice.
- [Ministry of Testing — Exploratory Testing](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ministry+of+testing+exploratory) — Various talks and workshops.

## Communities

- [Ministry of Testing](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/) — Community, articles, TestBash conferences.
- [Software Testing Stack Exchange](https://sqa.stackexchange.com/) — Q&A on testing topics.
- [Association for Software Testing](https://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/) — Conferences, workshops, BBST courses.

## Tools

- [Session Tester](https://www.sessiontester.com/) — Session tracking and charter management.
- [Rapid Reporter](https://www.theconnective.co.uk/rapid-reporter/) — Lightweight note-taking during sessions.
- [Azure DevOps / Jira](https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira) — Bug tracking integrated with charters and sessions.
- [OBS Studio](https://obsproject.com/) — Screen recording for bug reports and session evidence.

## Quick References

- [SFDPOT Cheat Sheet](https://www.developsense.com/blog/2010/02/sfdpot/) — One-page SFDPOT reminder.
- [Charter Template](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/writing-exploratory-testing-charters) — Examples and templates.
- [Bug Report Template](https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/guides/getting-started/best-practices) — Jira best practices for bug reports.