Time Management

What is Time Management?

Time Management allows you to better plan and measure your test execution. When you create or edit test cases, you can estimate how long it should take to execute them. Testuff automatically records all the time you spend running your tests, and then you can view it against the estimated time. Estimated time allows easier and fairer test planning and allocation of tests in a team. Measuring your actual testing time allows you to improve and refine your estimates and manage your time better.

What's the best strategy for time management?

Once each test case is assigned with an estimated time, the best place to manage it is in Labs. You can see how long each of the testers is expected to spend executing tests based on their assignments. You can also track how long they take executing their tests.

Big Brother is watching??

Well, Not really. The idea is not to put a stopwatch on testers, or force them to only spend certain time on tests. Testing is an art and testers should spend as much time as they think is necessary.

Why can't I see the actual time on the Test Runner?

It's not because we're lazy implementing it. Testuff was designed to assist in test management, but not to press testers for time, nor to let them waste time on facebook if more time was estimated than actually necessary. You can still see the actual time in Labs.

The numbers don't add up

We could easily sum up the actual time testers spent vs. the estimates. We don't do it for the same reason as above. Time tracking isn't a policing tool. The total estimated time will always show the sum of time estimated for all assigned tests per tester. The Remaining time simply sums the estimated time of tests which weren't executed yet. If you spend longer than estimated you won't get penalized. If you finish testing quicker you won't get a reward either.

I don't see the estimated time for tests in Labs

If you previously assigned tests in labs, the run information reflects the point in time when the test was allocated. Therefore, estimated time will not be reflected immediately. To see the estimated times for tests, re-allocate them to testers or create a new lab. See Labs for more information.

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