diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9d0f412db379..0620b6b23b7f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "Install root dependencies"
           command: |
-            yarn
+            yarn install
       - save_cache:
           key: root-dependencies-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
           paths:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "Install root dependencies"
           command: |
-            yarn
+            yarn install
       - run:
           name: "Bootstrapping"
           command: |
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "Install root dependencies"
           command: |
-            yarn
+            yarn install
       - run:
           name: "Bootstrapping packages"
           command: |
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "Install root dependencies"
           command: |
-            yarn
+            yarn install
       - run:
           name: "Bootstrapping"
           command: |
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "Install root dependencies"
           command: |
-            yarn
+            yarn install
       - run:
           name: "Linting"
           command: |
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "Install root dependencies"
           command: |
-            yarn
+            yarn install
       - run:
           name: "Bootstrapping"
           command: |
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "Unit testing"
           command: |
-            yarn test -- --coverage -i
+            yarn test -- --all --coverage --runInBand
             yarn coverage
   deploy:
     <<: *defaults
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 917758ac319d..9541039df612 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -22,17 +22,44 @@ No software is bug free. So, if you got an issue, follow these steps:
 
 To test your project against the current latest version of storybook, you can clone the repository and link it with `yarn`. Try following these steps:
 
-1.  Download the latest version of this project, and build it:
+#### 1. Download the latest version of this project, and build it:
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/storybooks/storybook.git
+cd storybook
+yarn install
+yarn bootstrap
+```
+
+The bootstrap command will ask which sections of the codebase you want to bootstrap. Unless you're going to work with ReactNative or the Documentation, you can keep the default.
+
+You can also pick directly from CLI:
 
-    ```sh
-    git clone https://github.com/storybooks/storybook.git
-    cd storybook
-    yarn
     yarn bootstrap -- --core
-    ```
 
+#### 2a. Run unit tests
+
+You can use one of the example projects in `examples/` to develop on.
+
+This command will list all the suites and options for running tests. 
 
-2.  Link `storybook` and any other required dependencies:
+```sh
+yarn test
+```
+
+_Note that in order to run the tests fro ReactNative, you must have bootstrapped with ReactNative enabled_
+
+You can also pick suites from CLI:
+
+```sh
+yarn test -- --core
+```
+
+In order to run ALL unit tests, you must have bootstrapped the react-native
+
+#### 2b. Link `storybook` and any other required dependencies:
+
+If you want to test your own existing project using the github version of storybook, you need to `link` the packages you use in your project.
 
     ```sh
     cd app/react
@@ -54,11 +81,12 @@ A good way to do that is using the example `cra-kitchen-sink` app embedded in th
 # Download and build this repository:
 git clone https://github.com/storybooks/storybook.git
 cd storybook
-yarn
-yarn bootstrap -- --core
+yarn install
+yarn bootstrap
 
 # make changes to try and reproduce the problem, such as adding components + stories
-yarn start
+cd examples/cra-kitchen-sink
+yarn storybook
 
 # see if you can see the problem, if so, commit it:
 git checkout "branch-describing-issue"
@@ -194,12 +222,9 @@ First, build the release:
 git checkout master
 git status
 
-# clean out extra files
+# clean out extra files & build all the packages
 # WARNING: destructive if you have extra files lying around!
-git clean -fdx && yarn
-
-# build all the packages
-yarn bootstrap -- --all
+yarn bootstrap -- --reset --all
 ```
 
 From here there are different procedures for prerelease (e.g. alpha/beta/rc) and proper release.
@@ -210,7 +235,7 @@ From here there are different procedures for prerelease (e.g. alpha/beta/rc) and
 
 ```sh
 # publish and tag the release
-yarn publish -- --concurrency 1 --npm-tag=alpha
+yarn run publish -- --concurrency 1 --npm-tag=alpha
 
 # push the tags
 git push --tags
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 824a05d649e6..728390921afa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "lint:js": "eslint --cache --cache-location=.cache/eslint --ext .js,.jsx,.json",
     "lint:md": "remark",
     "publish": "lerna publish",
-    "test": "jest --projects ./ ./examples/react-native-vanilla"
+    "test": "./scripts/test.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-cli": "^6.24.1",
diff --git a/scripts/test.js b/scripts/test.js
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..8d75b58515c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+const inquirer = require('inquirer');
+const program = require('commander');
+const childProcess = require('child_process');
+const chalk = require('chalk');
+const log = require('npmlog');
+
+log.heading = 'storybook';
+const prefix = 'test';
+log.addLevel('aborted', 3001, { fg: 'red', bold: true });
+
+const spawn = command =>
+  childProcess.spawnSync(`${command}`, {
+    shell: true,
+    stdio: 'inherit',
+  });
+
+const main = program.version('3.0.0').option('--all', `Test everything ${chalk.gray('(all)')}`);
+
+const createProject = ({ defaultValue, option, name, projectLocation }) => ({
+  value: false,
+  defaultValue: defaultValue || false,
+  option: option || undefined,
+  name: name || 'unnamed task',
+  projectLocation,
+});
+const createOption = ({ defaultValue, option, name, extraParam }) => ({
+  value: false,
+  defaultValue: defaultValue || false,
+  option: option || undefined,
+  name: name || 'unnamed task',
+  extraParam,
+});
+
+const tasks = {
+  core: createProject({
+    name: `Core & React & Vue ${chalk.gray('(core)')}`,
+    defaultValue: true,
+    option: '--core',
+    projectLocation: './',
+  }),
+  'react-native-vanilla': createProject({
+    name: `React-Native example ${chalk.gray('(react-native-vanilla)')}`,
+    defaultValue: true,
+    option: '--reactnative',
+    projectLocation: './examples/react-native-vanilla',
+  }),
+  // 'crna-kitchen-sink': createProject({
+  //   name: `React-Native-App example ${chalk.gray('(crna-kitchen-sink)')}  ${chalk.red(
+  //     '[not implemented yet]'
+  //   )}`,
+  //   defaultValue: false,
+  //   option: '--reactnativeapp',
+  //   projectLocation: './examples/crna-kitchen-sink',
+  // }),
+  watchmode: createOption({
+    name: `Run in watch-mode ${chalk.gray('(watchmode)')}`,
+    defaultValue: false,
+    option: '--watch',
+    extraParam: '--watch',
+  }),
+  coverage: createOption({
+    name: `Output coverage reports ${chalk.gray('(coverage)')}`,
+    defaultValue: false,
+    option: '--coverage',
+    extraParam: '--coverage',
+  }),
+  runInBand: createOption({
+    name: `Run all tests serially in the current process ${chalk.gray('(runInBand)')}`,
+    defaultValue: false,
+    option: '--runInBand',
+    extraParam: '--runInBand',
+  }),
+};
+
+const getProjects = list => {
+  const filtered = list.filter(key => key.projectLocation);
+  if (filtered.length > 0) {
+    return filtered.map(key => key.projectLocation);
+  }
+
+  // if list would have been empty, we run with default projects
+  return Object.keys(tasks)
+    .map(key => tasks[key])
+    .filter(key => key.projectLocation && key.defaultValue)
+    .map(key => key.projectLocation);
+};
+
+const getExtraParams = list => list.filter(key => key.extraParam).map(key => key.extraParam);
+
+Object.keys(tasks)
+  .reduce((acc, key) => acc.option(tasks[key].option, tasks[key].name), main)
+  .parse(process.argv);
+
+Object.keys(tasks).forEach(key => {
+  tasks[key].value =
+    program[tasks[key].option.replace('--', '')] || (program.all && tasks[key].projectLocation);
+});
+
+let selection;
+if (!Object.keys(tasks).map(key => tasks[key].value).filter(Boolean).length) {
+  selection = inquirer
+    .prompt([
+      {
+        type: 'checkbox',
+        message: 'Select which tests to run',
+        name: 'todo',
+        choices: Object.keys(tasks)
+          .map(key => tasks[key])
+          .filter(key => key.projectLocation)
+          .map(key => ({
+            name: key.name,
+            checked: key.defaultValue,
+          }))
+          .concat(new inquirer.Separator())
+          .concat(
+            Object.keys(tasks).map(key => tasks[key]).filter(key => key.extraParam).map(key => ({
+              name: key.name,
+              checked: key.defaultValue,
+            }))
+          ),
+      },
+    ])
+    .then(({ todo }) =>
+      todo.map(name => tasks[Object.keys(tasks).find(i => tasks[i].name === name)])
+    );
+} else {
+  selection = Promise.resolve(
+    Object.keys(tasks).map(key => tasks[key]).filter(item => item.value === true)
+  );
+}
+
+selection
+  .then(list => {
+    if (list.length === 0) {
+      log.warn(prefix, 'Nothing to test');
+    } else {
+      spawn(`jest --projects ${getProjects(list).join(' ')} ${getExtraParams(list).join(' ')}`);
+      process.stdout.write('\x07');
+    }
+  })
+  .catch(e => {
+    log.aborted(prefix, chalk.red(e.message));
+    log.silly(prefix, e);
+  });