Investigative Testing: The Discipline That Can Save Our Testing Craft
For the past decade, we've rushed into automation-first mindsets, AI-driven tools, and "fast release" culture. But in the process, we sidelined something irreplaceable: Human investigation.
That’s why I coined the concept of Investigative Testing a structured, disciplined practice built into the HIST (Human Intelligence Software Testing) framework.
It's what automation and AI can’t do:
- Think critically
- Ask the right questions
- Spot risks others miss
- Connect business logic to real user experience
This isn’t Exploratory Testing 2.0. It’s targeted, intentional, and strategic.
In this article, I break down:
- Why Investigative Testing is different
- How it fills the gap AI and automation can’t
- Why it may be the key to saving our QA craft
- How testers must evolve into product risk investigators
The companies that win in the future will be the ones that embrace testers who don’t just execute but investigate, question, and protect.
Read the full article here --> Investigative Testing: The Discipline That Can Save Our Testing Craft
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