5 Major Mistakes To Avoid While Choosing A Test Management Tool

By Ray Parker

Software testing experts use defect management tools to record, execute and rectify test cases and reports. All these activities are carried out to ensure products’ quality assurance. With the growing software testing market, companies have come up with different test management tools. These tools play a vital role in ensuring software quality and make testing more efficient. When software testers have to pick a tool from a variety of choices, the following 5 mistakes should be avoided:

Choosing a tool without fair comparison

One of the biggest mistakes that testers make is that they often rush into picking a test management tool, without comparing different tools. Each tool has its own strengths and capabilities. With so many options available, each tool may not work for all scenarios. Just because a new tool is introduced, it does not guarantee that it will work best for your test cases. Thus, it is important organizing similar tools and their results should be compared to find the best one.  This allows getting a hold of other areas of testing as well.

1.Failing to test in a Pilot Project

At the initial stages of test case management, the new tool should be used in a pilot project. It allows testers to use the right tool so that there is a result by the end of the testing process. it also means that tool maybe used for sprint, which allows testers to analyze if the tool achieves the objectives efficiently. All those are involved in using these tools will have an idea about everything regarding the test cases. By the end of the process, there is a complete list as to guidelines for development teams later. Testers should set up pilot projects, so that users can set up everything with specific instructions.

2.Fail to carry out profit analysis

When using a test automation tool, it is not possible to measure the success of pilot team by just a few factors. Testers cannot analyze the benefits of tools used whether tests passed or failed. The efficiency of teams is performed during sprint, but how these tools will help testers is difficult for them to tell before using the tools. Thus, the actual profit analysis cannot be made.

3.Immediate change and adoption

If quality managers choose a certain tool and ask all teams to implement that immediately, it will end in a chaotic situation. Once the pilot project is over, rest of the team members should be informed about which tools will suit their situation. Slow and steady wins the race, this stands true even in case of software testing.

4.Failing to adopt continuous learning

Testers discover a lot of new things when they choose and implement a specific tool or a combination of tools. Quality assurance experts should keep a close eye on the market trends and utilize latest technology to make test case management easier and simpler than before.

Conclusion

While choosing a defect case management tool, it is important to keep these five major mistakes in mind, and avoid them as much as possible. This can help in achieving the product quality you are looking for.