TEST EFFORT ESTIMATOR

A system, method, and computer program product for evaluating the test effort to be provided for functional testing during an application development project is disclosed. The major influencing parameters within testing applications in complex systems are used to compute a test case management effort and a defect effort, those parameters being scope, duration and product quality related, or organization related. A test effort consolidated measurement is generated and provided as a final summary report in a user-friendly format suitable for management analysis.