Testing and Tracking Tools

Selenium is used for function testing in a browser with one user per activity. It records testing steps (clicks) as either HTML tables or Java™ classes.

For more information, see https://www.selenium.dev/.

JMeter

JMeter is used to track requests and can be used for functional, performance, and stress tests.

For more information, see https://jmeter.apache.org/.

There are also many proprietary tools for automating tests and managing test plans.

Tracking

The following tools are easily available. However a key issue in all cases is the availability of the data to all members of the project team - partner and customer.

Bugzilla

A bug-tracking system which can be configured to your own requirements.

Spreadsheets

Although not specifically a bug-tracking tool, spreadsheets are often misused for this purpose as they are easy to understand and most users have experience of their functionality.

If these spreadsheets are used for tracking, then:

they should be kept simple.
the number of individual spreadsheets should be kept to a minimum.
they must be updated regularly.
only one primary copy should be maintained and everyone should know where the primary copy is.
they should be accessible to all project members.
if security is an issue (often occurs at large companies) and common access is not possible, then copies may be distributed as long as everyone understands that these spreadsheets are copies and cannot be updated.

Again there are many proprietary tools for tracking bugs and feature requirements.