SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR RECOMMENDING A NUMBER OF TEST CASES AND EFFORT TO ALLOCATE TO ONE OR MORE BUSINESS PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH A SOFTWARE TESTING PROJECT

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for recommending a number of test cases and effort to allocate to one or more business processes associated with a software testing project. In use, one or more business processes associated with a software testing project are identified. A business priority and customization level is set for each of the one or more business processes associated with the software testing project Additionally, a number of defects are estimated for each of the one or more business processes associated with the software testing project. Further, a quality level is determined for each of the one or more business processes associated with the User Acceptance Testing software testing project. In addition, a number of test cases to be executed to achieve the quality level is determined for each of the one or more business processes associated with the software testing project, the number of test cases to be executed to achieve the desired quality level being based, at least in part, on the estimated number of defects and the business priority. Furthermore, an effort analysis associated with one or more past software testing projects is identified. Moreover, an estimated effort is determined for each of the one or more business processes associated with the software testing project, the estimated effort being based, at least in part, on the number of test cases to be executed to achieve the quality level, the business priority, and the effort analysis of the one or more past software testing projects. Still yet, the estimated effort is displayed for at least one of the one or more business processes associated with the software testing project utilizing at least one interface.