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RE: Effort Estimation Methods

One of the method of estimation is by using work breakdown structure.

1. Breakdown the requirement into smaller requirements.

2. Analyze the different test scenarios that can be identified and note down the scenarios.

3. Estimate the number of test cases that can be written for each scenarios

4. Estimate what of test cases will be High medium and low.

Your effort sheet will have Scenario wise/feature wise total number of test case that can be written for
different priorities.

Estimate the time required to write each of High medium and low Priority test cases.

Estimate the time required to execute each of High medium and low test cases.

eg.

There are 10 requirements having 50 test scenarios. And total test cases that can be written are 300. Out
of this 50 will be high priority test cases and 150 medium and 100 low priority test cases.

Effort to write one High priority test case is x1 hrs medium priority is y1 hrs and low priority is z1 hrs.

Effort to execute one High priority test case is x2 hrs medium priority is y2 hrs and low priority is z2 hrs.

Total Effort for writing = x1*50 + y1*150+z1*100 = X1

Total Effort for executing 1 cycle of test cases = x2*50 + y2*150+z2*100=X2

Depending of number of cycle of testing required your test execution effort will be multiples of X2

Also include effort for test reporting.

Add factor for effort required in bug reporting either for each test case or of entire test execution effort.

Also include test case review effort in the effort for writing each test cases.

You will come up with an effort estimate based on estimated number of test cases and number of
execution cycles.