Item: Azure Test Plans
Rating: 8
Author: Deolan Pather

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We work with a wide range of products and a variety of staff with various skill levels. We required a solution that fit into the companies vision for a uniform seamless and open work environment and compared to the older solution, Microsoft Azure test plans fit somewhat perfectly .Allows employees to have access to any test plan across the wide range of teams, and because we operate as a boundaryless organisation ,having something with these features is vital for the future we want

Pros and Cons

Multi test plan access
Well structured and easy to use
Integrates with other azure features to work seamlessly ,connecting the data flow

The UI while easy to use could use more defining area's.Color choice and basic design could use a more obvious facelift as finding certain buttons as a new user might be a challenge
Test cases require manual addition into a suite,could be better handled with some form of automation
Data tracing while a good feature can often lead you to get confused and lost within the navigation of it all. Can be abit daunting to the new user.

Return on Investment

Speed in test creation results in a ROI of time that can be allocated to another task
Efficiency that the software allows is positive for speed and quality of software
Being able to work with azure devops as a whole creates a unified system for entire company.Linking test plan to a project Epic or story creates great tracking

Alternatives Considered

Test rail feels quite dated compared to Azure Test plans and Devops as a whole. Functionality and ease of use is actually night and day.

The ability to create structured test plans with ease that can be traced and attached to Epics and stories with relevant tasks allows the system to feel superior in everyway compared to Test rail which had a slow web interface

Key Insights

Do you think Azure Test Plans delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Azure Test Plans's feature set?

Yes

Did Azure Test Plans live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Azure Test Plans go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Azure Test Plans again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Azure DevOps Server, GitKraken, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Apache JMeter, Atlassian Confluence

Likelihood to Recommend

Microsoft Azure test plans works perfectly for a boundary-less organization as it allows test plans to be created and accessed by an entirety organization which promotes collaboration and growth. A need to create a well structured and documented test plan is critical for working with high profile projects and Azure test plans provides this. Working
with Azure devops and working side by side with linked repositories ,Azure test plan fits into an all in once test management suite.Manual test cases can be added efficiently with a check box style completion method which increases speed and organization of test creation. It isnt ideal for automated test cases though

Azure Test Plans - An honest user review

Overall Satisfaction with Azure Test Plans