Mnemonics are a powerful way to capture great ideas. They act as a reminder for testers to not forget crucial stuff and do their work systematically. I had myself followed many sources over the years to catch up with useful mnemonics. However, links and references are broken at most other sources and thus I had a discussion with Karen N Johnson about extending her Testing Mnemonics as a Card Deck | Karen Nicole Johnson and creating an updated Testing Mneumonic Cards with updated links. So, below is a revamped version built using her deck version as a base.
| CRUSSPIC STMPL |
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| Operational Criteria – CRUSSPIC Capability, Reliability, Usability, Security, Scalability, Performance, Installability, Compatibility Development Criteria – STMPL Supportability, Testability, Maintainability, Portability, Localizability |
| Quality Criteria Heuristics by James Bach |
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| CIDTESTD |
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| (Kid Tested) Customers, Information, Developer Relations, Team, Equipment & Tools, Schedule, Test Items, Deliverables |
| Project Environment Heuristics by James Bach |
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| DUFFSSCRA (FDSFSCURA) |
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| Domain, User, Function, Flow, Stress, Scenario, Claims, Risk, Automatic |
| Testing Techniques Heuristics by James Bach |
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| FEW HICCUPS |
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| Familiarity, Explainability, World, History, Image, Comparable Product, Claims, User Expectations, Product, Purpose, Standards and Statutes |
| Project Environment Heuristics by James Bach |
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| SACKED SCOWS |
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| Scouting Obsessively, Authentic Problems, Cognitive Savvy, Knowledge Attracts Knowledge, Experimentation, Disposable Time, Stories (Contrasting Ideas, Skepticism, Critical thinking), Other Minds, Words and Pictures, Systems Thinking |
| Learning Heuristics by James Bach |
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| MR.Q COMP GRABC R&R |
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| Modeling, Resourcing, Questioning, Chartering, Observing, Manipulating, Pairing, Generating/Elaborating, Refocusing, Alternating, Branching/Backtracking, Conjecturing, Recording, Reporting |
| Exploration Skills and Tactics Mnemonic by Jon Bach |
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| RIMGEN |
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| Replicate it, Isolate it, Maximize it, Generalize it, Externalize it, Neutral Tone |
| Bug Advocacy Mnemonic by Dr. Cem Kaner |
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| MCOASTER |
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| Mission, Coverage, Obstacles, Audience, Status, Techniques, Environment, Risk |
| Test Reporting Heuristics by Michael D Kelly |
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| FCC CUTS VIDS |
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| Feature, Complexity, Claims, Configuration, User, Testability, Scenario, Variability, Interoperability, Data, Structure |
| Touring Heuristics by Michael D Kelly |
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| FAILURE |
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| Functional, Appropriate, Impact, Log, UI, Recovery, Emotions |
| Error Handling Heuristics by Ben Simo |
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| SLIME |
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| Security, Languages, RequIrements, Measurement, Existing |
| Ordering of Tasks by Adam Goucher |
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| RCRCRC |
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| Recent, Core, Risk, Configuration, Repaired, Chronic |
| Regression Testing Heuristics by Karen N. Johnson |
| Reference |
| MUTII |
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| Market, Users, Tasks, Information, Implementation |
| Testing Heuristics by Jonathon Kohl |
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| SPIES |
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| Special Characters, Pages & Content, Integrations, Error Messages, Special Formats |
| Internationalization Testing by Nancy Kelln |
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| I SLICED UP FUN |
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| Inputs, Store, Location, Interactions/Interruptions, Communications, Ergonomics, Data, Usability, Platform, Function, User Scenarios, Network |
| Mobile Testing Mnemonic by Jonathon Kohl |
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| MOBILE APP TESTING |
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| Mobile Device, Orientation, Browsers, Interrupts, Look, Energy Consumption, Automation, Performance, Personas, Time, Ergonomics, Security, Tracking, Inputs, Network, Guidelines. |
| Mobile Testing Mnemonic by Daniel Knott |
| Reference |
| WWWWWH/KE |
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| Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, Knowledge, Experience |
| Requirements Analysis by Darren McMillan |
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| SFDIPOT (San Francisco Depot) |
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| Structure, Function, Data, Interface, Platform, Operations, Time |
| Coverage Heuristics by James Bach |
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| TERMS |
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| Tools & Technology, Execution, Requirements & Risks, Maintenance, Security |
| Test Automation Mnemonic by Albert Gareev |
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| GRATEDD SCRIPTS |
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| Goals, Risks, Approach, Tradeoffs, Environment, Dependencies, Data, Stakeholders, Coverage Models, Resources, Information Needs, Prioritization, Tooling, Schedule |
| Test Strategy Mnemonic by Jared Quinert |
| Reference |
| HISToW |
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| How It’s Supposed To Work |
| Test Notes Reporting Mnemonic by Cassandra HL |
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