Context-Driven Testing

<default_to_action> When making testing decisions or adapting approaches:

1. ANALYZE context: project goals, constraints, risks, team skills
2. QUESTION practices: "Why this? What risk does it address? What's the cost?"
3. INVESTIGATE not just check: Does software solve the problem, or create new ones?
4. ADAPT approach based on context, not "best practices"
5. DOCUMENT discoveries, not pre-written plans

Quick Context Analysis:

• Mission: "Find important problems fast enough to matter" (not "execute test cases")
• Risk: Safety-critical = high rigor; internal tool = lighter touch
• Constraints: Startup with tight timeline ≠ enterprise with compliance
• Skills: Novice needs structure; expert adapts intuitively

Critical Success Factors:

• No "best practices" work everywhere - only good practices in context
• Testing is investigation, not script execution