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Subconscious Requirements: The Fright of Every Tester 215 AgileapproacheslikeSpecificationbyExample,Behavior-DrivenDevelopment, andDesignThinkingalsosignificantly reducethe riskofoverlookingsubconscious requirements, as they heavily rely on real-life examples, customer empathy, and early feedback. These approaches work best when applied by the whole team throughout the entire development life cycle, so they are not suitable for testing in isolation. Subconsciousrequirementsareheretostay.TheKanomodelshowsusthatmany requirements in the long run will end up as subconscious ones. From the Cynefin frameworkwelearn that in the future,evenmoredevelopmentwill takeplace in the complexandchaoticdomains,wherethe“unknownunknowns”and“unknowables” predictmanysubconsciousrequirements. The time has gone for testers to derive their tests from a solid and extensive test basis.The futureof testingwill bepredominantlyexperiencebased! References 1. Olson, K., et al.: Certified tester foundation level syllabus version 2018. International Soft- ware Testing Qualifications Board. https://www.istqb.org/downloads/send/51-ctfl2018/208- ctfl-2018-syllabus.html (2018) 2. Kano,N.,etal.:Attractivequalityandmust-bequality.J. Jpn.Soc.Qual.Control (inJapanese). 14(2), 39–48 (1984) 3. Stapleton, P.: Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide V2. International Institute of Business Analysis and AgileAlliance, Toronto, ON(2017) 4. Frühauf, K., et al.: IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering - Foun- dation Level – Syllabus Version 2.2.2. https://www.ireb.org/content/downloads/2-syllabus- foundation-level/ireb_cpre_syllabus_fl_en_v222.pdf (2017) 5. Häusser, D., et al.: IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering – Advanced LevelElicitation–SyllabusVersion2.0.1.https://www.ireb.org/content/downloads/7-syllabus- advanced-level-requirements-elicitation/cpre_elicitation_al_syllabus_en_2.0.1.pdf (2019) 6. Adzic, G.: Specification by example – How successful teams deliver the right software. Manning Publications, Shelter Island, NY(2011) 7. North, D.: Introducing BDD. https://dannorth.net/introducing-bdd/ (2006) 8. Alliance for Qualification: Design thinking foundation syllabus. https://isqi.org/nl/en/ index.php?controller=attachment&id_attachment=27 (2018) 9. Snowden, D.J., Boone, M.E.: A leader’s framework for decision making. Harv. Bus. Rev. 85, 69–76 (2007) 10. Jobs, S.:You’ve got tofind what you love. https://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/ (2005)