The advancement of technology has helped the whole world connect and work together. This has made it easy for companies to hire talent from all around the world and from any timezone. Most of the IT companies have adapted remote work culture due to the pandemic, which has made it, even more, easier for the companies to hire global talent. With all this happening, we have started to see more and more remote management tools. The growth of test management tools has also been tremendous, from where it was to where it is right now.
Previously it took months to test, run cases, report bugs, get them resolved, etc., but now, with the help of test management tools, it is done within days and parallel to the development of the software.
In this article, we will go through a few benefits of using test management tools and how teams working in different time zones can benefit from such tools.
1- Team collaboration
The success of an agile team working in different time zones is primarily based upon the collaboration between all the team members. Test management tools ensure that the development and the quality assurance teams have quick and clear communication so that it doesn’t affect the software product at all. These tools make sure that the information provided by a tester and the developer is documented properly and is the same for all the stakeholders.
2- Reduced repetitive work
Working in a remote environment means less in-person communication and miscommunication is very likely to happen. This miscommunication between the teams can cause a repetition of work, which can be very taxing. Additionally, reporting the bugs in the old fashioned way of using Excel sheets can become a hassle when the list is too long and it is hard to keep track of what was already reported and what was not. Test management tools not only help in finding the bugs, but they also help teams to manage all the reported bugs and maintain their status. They can be assigned to the relevant team only and there is a much lesser chance of miscommunication between the teams.
3- Secure Testing Data
With a test management tool in place, the data which is being processed remains much more secure. You can modify the access types of different users. You can choose which of the team members will have write access to the data and which one can only read the data. In the days, where a lot of scams are happening, test management tools secure the data using the right tools and aspects.
4- Increases Team Productivity
Productivity is important because it contributes to growth in output, an increase in sales, boosts team morale and a lot more. Only when the whole team is on sync of creating things rather than just reacting to tasks and issues, that is where real change happens. Test management software works on less human resources utilization and more on automation, thereby giving ample space for the entire team to focus on goals and enhance their productivity.
5- Integration With Testing Platforms
Test management tools are well designed to adapt and integrate with various other platforms to deliver better test results, issue trackers, run quality test cases, helping in swift bug detecting, and many more. With newer developments in the market and various acclaimed players in the industry like JIRA, Slack, GitHub, Rally, Trac, etc. in place for integration, it is all about finding the right fit to collaborate.
Conclusion
From informing teammates about the progress of testing to designing test cases and test execution reports, a test management tool is a collaboration of the whole testing process. Having this tool be a part of your team will be much-needed help in the process of testing and will deliver a much stable and usable product to the market.
