Stage 2 · Lesson 8 of 8

Test management and tracking tools

Teams track bugs in an , most often . They manage and test runs either with Jira add-ons such as Xray or Zephyr, or in separate tools such as TestRail. The ideas are the same in every tool.

A stores the test cases. Test plans or cycles group the cases for one release. Each test execution records pass, fail or blocked.

Links connect each test to the requirement it covers and the bugs it found. That web of links is called , and it answers the questions managers ask before a release. You do not need to pay for any tool to learn this. A free Jira plan, or even a well-organised spreadsheet, teaches the ideas.

Common trapkeeping hundreds of stale cases that nobody runs, which gives a false picture of coverage.

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Resources for this stage

Start with

GuideFree
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) v4.0
ISTQB · Beginner
Chapter 4 of the free syllabus covers partitions, boundaries, decision tables and state transitions with worked examples

Practise

The Internet (practice site for test automation)
Small pages with dynamic content, broken images and tricky forms to explore and write bug reports on
Restful-booker
Deliberately buggy booking API; test it by hand in Postman and report what you find

Keep handy

Ministry of Testing
The largest testing community: free Club forum and articles on exploratory testing, charters and bug advocacy

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