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Test Manager

The test manager oversees the planning, execution, and coordination of testing activities within a project or organization.

Description​

The test managers define test strategies, ensure alignment with project objectives, provide support to test teams, monitor progress, identify and mitigate risks, and communicate results to stakeholders. In essence, they are responsible for ensuring the quality and effectiveness of testing processes to deliver high-quality software products.

They define the test strategy to ensure tests are executed as early as possible, and that the overlap of test cases on the different test levels (components, product, and system tests) is minimized and not repeated. They also make sure that the recommended test tools are efficiently used by the testers, and preferably automated and integrated into the pipelines.

Responsibilities​

  • Define and communicate a unified test strategy.
  • Support refinement of system requirements and verification/acceptance criteria.
  • Review architecture to ensure testability of components, products, and systems.
  • Contribute in defining overall test scope and various test activities.
  • Provide support to testers regarding test processes, methods, and tools.
  • Monitor and reports overall test progress across different levels and teams.
  • Ensure alignment of test plans with the test strategy in system and development streams.
  • Identify and monitors test-related risks.
  • Regularly facilitate discussions with test leads.
  • Monitor test KPIs for the test levels and take action at deviations
  • Report the overall test progress, results and conclusions to relevant stakeholders.