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Time to Switch From Traditional Excel Sheets to Management Tools

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Bug-management tools are the applications that are used by software testers that assist them in identifying, track, and record bugs and defects during software development. Before moving on to its importance, you need to be sure that you will not be working with the traditional excel sheets in the future. There is no issue in using excel sheets, but it is high time to update the conventional process, which has been used for years and takes one step at a time to move towards the automated and integrated world.


If you are working for a startup of a small-sized firm, then you may consider switching to open-source bug-management tools else enjoy the premium features of paid tools if your company can afford to pay for it. Dealing with these defects is extremely crucial for the development of the organization, a lot of digital-first companies that are in the business are keen to incorporate the management tools in their system to come up with the transparent and feasible flow of bug management.


Major Benefits of Using Bug-Management Tools Prioritizing Different Issues

While starting with a new project, it becomes difficult to decide what to expect from team members while starting the task. Prioritization of tasks is an integral part, and you have to balance objective and subjective variables equally. Few things which need to be considered are:

  • Identification of dependent issues
  • Impact on customers
  • Due date assigned
  • Availability of time, money and resources

Working around all these issues results in prioritizing the tasks based on the need and urgency level. The task is usually managed by stakeholders, clients, or project managers as they have the best view of the results expected.


Work on the Right Things

As such, tools keep the reports of all issues and bugs, so it makes it easy for the companies to review the reports. It shows all details that bug was detected, who fixed it, and the time required to fix the issue.


Bug-management tools track and detect the issue in the formal testing stage due to which the production stage is completed smoothly. Automated responses are generated to the end-users, and the team gets sufficient time to focus on critical issues rather than carrying out these basic tasks, which saves their time and increase efficiency. As it centralizes everything, so the feature roadmap and bug database align together due to which defects are not ignored.

Early Bug Identification

It is recommended to catch errors in the earliest stage so that less time, effort, and money is required to address the needed changes. If the issue arises during the production, then the repercussions become worse as it affects customers, and the cost increases exponentially.

Early bug identification is not less than a blessing, and these tools help you to create bug-free programs.


Improved Return on Investment

These management tools maintain reports of generated issues and their solutions, so it is easy for the testing team to identify the bugs that are repeated and how to work around them. This process is highly time-saving, which ultimately helps you to please your customers with a timely and updated solution.

The fewer customers find the issues, the more credibility and trust are built among them. Since there are fewer issues reported from the client-side, it will eventually build productivity and efficiency of the team.


Better Communication

Bug-management tools connect all the team members so that they stay on the same page while working around. Whenever there is any sort of emergency, or some bug is reported, all the members are informed through alerts or notifications. Such tools help your teams to stay organized, and they can easily discuss and brainstorm regarding the issues coming from time to time rather than throwing the task on each other.


It also allows team members to collaborate on a higher level, and the right resource can be assigned in real-time for tasks based on the nature of the bug.


Conclusion

Most of the companies have been moved towards these tools as it makes the entire process easy and credible. You can quickly find the bugs while tracking them down to the root cause. It eventually reduces the production cost as most of the errors are identified in the initial stage.

Smart companies believe in managing their resources progressively and quickly. They prefer to stick to the solutions which won't put their company's values at stake and help their employees to be their best form.

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