{"id":27,"date":"2014-07-17T13:44:03","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T13:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.gallop.net\/?p=27"},"modified":"2022-07-26T18:37:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:07:50","slug":"evaluating-test-management-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigniti.com\/blog\/evaluating-test-management-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluating Test Management Tools \u2013 Top 8 Parameters to Consider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Test Management encompasses anything and everything that we do as testers. Our day-to-day activities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating and maintaining release\/project cycle\/component information<\/li>\n<li>Creating and maintaining the test artifacts (requirements, test cases, etc) specific to each release\/cycle.<\/li>\n<li>Establishing traceability and coverage between the test assets<\/li>\n<li>Test execution support \u2013 Test suite creation, test execution status capture, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Metric collection\/Report-graph generation for analysis<\/li>\n<li>Bug tracking\/defect management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>What are the primary factors while choosing test management tools?<\/h6>\n<p>Based on our experience on multiple tools, we have identified a few prominent test management tools which provide rich features and ensure substantial cost benefit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cigniti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/pricing.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cigniti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ease-of-Use-&amp;-Configurability.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cigniti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Bug-Tracking.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cigniti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Automation-&amp;-Integration-(API).gif\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cigniti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Export--&amp;-Import-Test-Cases.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cigniti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Reporting,-Statistics-&amp;-Graphs.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cigniti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/support.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h6>Conclusion:<\/h6>\n<p>With the presence of open source tools, the space of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cigniti.com\/resource\/white-papers\/cio-guide-test-data-management\/\">test management<\/a> tool has become very dynamic &amp; flexible in terms of customization based on the project requirements. Instead of opting for proprietary tools, we can use much better, flexible &amp; inexpensive options available in the form of open source tools based on individual project requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Test Management encompasses anything and everything that we do as testers. Our day-to-day activities include: Creating and maintaining release\/project cycle\/component information Creating and maintaining the test artifacts (requirements, test cases, etc) specific to each release\/cycle. 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