Test Estimation

Conference Plenary at STeP-IN SUMMIT 2010 (February 2010)

Shyam Sunder, Project Manager, United Health Group

We have executed many projects Large Projects, Small Projects etc. Sometimes we miss our testing deadlines because there is no defined criterion that is used to build our execution test plan. To help avoid such missing our deadlines we have prepared these Test Estimation guidelines.

Estimation Techniques for Testing Projects

Testing teams are considered as the gatekeepers to the product release, because they are involved in the integration and System testing areas. Delays attributed to the wrong estimation are costly in today’s environment where every penny counts.What is envisaged at this point in time for the industry is a paradigm shift on the approach to software testing! As a beginning to this paradigm shift, what is essential is an appropriate effort estimation technique for software testing projects.