Choosing or designing a new tool can feel like the solution to every testing problem until it becomes shelfware. In this talk, Isabel Evans shares insights from years of academic and industry research into how testers acquire, design, and evaluate tools.
In this talk, you’ll learn about IDEA-T, a framework of heuristics Isabel developed to help teams ask better questions before adopting or building tools. Drawing on real-world stories and evidence from interviews, workshops, and case studies, she reveals how testers can use IDEA-T to make more thoughtful, people-centred decisions about tools that genuinely support testing work.
Resources
- Fast path – A quick way to explore and start using the IDEA-T heuristics.
- README / home page – Overview of the IDEA-T framework and its background.
- Downloadable summary (PDF) – A concise two-page reference to keep handy when evaluating or designing tools.
- IDEA-T Framework on GitHub –Full repository containing the heuristics, supporting materials, and research information.
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