The Software Testing Life Cycle Covered From Start to Finish: TestRail

From documenting your first test case to organizing test suites with hundreds of test runs, TestRail has you covered. Track execution and capture results. Awesome reporting built right in.

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1. Capture Test Cases & Manage SuitesDocument test cases, expected results, and priorities. Break down projects into milestones.

2. Track Execution & Collect ResultsTrack the number of completed, failed, and rescheduled tests. Keep a complete history of all results.

3. Measure Progress & Success RateSee how many tests passed, failed, or were rescheduled on the project dashboard and in progress reports.

4. Take Action in the Right AreasFrom single test runs, milestones, to the project level, you have all the reports to guide your decisions.

TestRail is used by leading organizations everywhere to manage their software testing life cycle.

“ TestRail is extremely intuitive and can be used in a variety of ways for testing, including functional/regression testing, exploratory testing, UX acceptance and load testing (among others). It is by far the best test tracking tool in the market right now.”

TestRail is helping Presto solve the challenges of documenting test cases and plans, tracking the progress of test runs, and managing exploratory testing sessions.

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Software Testing Life Cycle – A very short introduction

Independent from any specific software development methodology, the software testing life cycle can generally be divided into a number of distinct phases: analysis and planning, developing and documenting tests, test execution, evaluating test runs and preparing the next cycle.

In the traditional "waterfall" model you would go through this cycle once, with the agile software development approach you would have a number of short test iterations during product development.

No matter which approach you take, you will need to capture your test cases, organize them, and track the results so that you know if you have reached your quality standards (or if you have fallen behind).

We designed TestRail specifically to guide you through the complete software testing life cycle. From documenting tests, managing test suites and test runs, capturing results, all the way to generating powerful reports. See for yourself and try it for free.

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