A critical survey on test management in IT projects

Software testing is a vital phase of software development life cycle to ensure software quality. Testing and validating a software forms necessary part of software quality. Different software applications require different configurations and run in different hardware and software environment. So, a rigid structure for testing cannot be set prior to the evolution of project. It should be developed as the project evolves. Testing involves number of activities and to manage entire testing process effectively, need of test management arises. Test management involves control of all the testing activities in a single dedicated environment. This paper presents a survey on test management process, its need, challenges and different tools that help in test management.