Test management system is a back to back procedure for assessing the software’s functionality as per the defined requirements. For the process of QA testing to work effectively, test management tool is a great help. Quality Assurance teams can do their work more efficiently and in lesser time with these tools, as it helps them right from test planning, test case creation, execution to all aspects of resource, project management; and even bug tracking and report generation.

To start working on any project, the assigned Leads as well as Testers should have all the task details organized in one place. Newer test management tools are available, which are based around the concept of Desktops and Dashboards. A customized desktop in a test management tool gives testers easy access, not only to all the documents, charts, reports and test cases but also to the centralized repository as well, which saves real time information & all the updated news. Automated Dashboards, on the other hand, help in gathering information when test cases are created, executed and when bug reports are entered.

Test management tools simplify work as they manage the entire testing process using a customized desktop that allow testers to open multiple applications and also provide instant global communication capabilities. Juggling between various projects and releases is a part of the tester’s job and these tools make navigation easier. Everything that any QA team member needs is available in one place – the centralized repository.

Test Outsourcing Vendors, Systems Integrators or any company offering software testing services can also work productively with the help of test management tools. They are designed to facilitate instant communication, real time reporting, that greatly enhances productivity from offshore teams. The vendors can provide easy security access to their customers so that they can have a look at the testing process.

Another specialty is that test management tools easily fit and improve any test methodology that has been used as part of the software development cycle; be it waterfall, V-Model, Agile or Hybrid. So, testing tools are a real asset for testers as well as vendors.