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JCS IAF ServiceAnalysis Benefit Tangible

This document compares the efforts and costs of manual vs automated testing for a project releasing software quarterly over two years. It finds that automated testing reduces total testing hours from 900 to 1155 per initial release, and from 1209 to 422 hours for subsequent releases. This results in annual productivity savings of $62,940 from reduced testing efforts for new and revised test cases and scenarios. The net cash flow is positive each quarter and cumulates to $57,840 by the end of the first year.

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JCS IAF ServiceAnalysis Benefit Tangible

This document compares the efforts and costs of manual vs automated testing for a project releasing software quarterly over two years. It finds that automated testing reduces total testing hours from 900 to 1155 per initial release, and from 1209 to 422 hours for subsequent releases. This results in annual productivity savings of $62,940 from reduced testing efforts for new and revised test cases and scenarios. The net cash flow is positive each quarter and cumulates to $57,840 by the end of the first year.

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Manual

Automated

Avg. Test Scenario Design Efforts (hrs.)


iAF Test Script Creation Efforts (hrs.)
Test Case Scenario Execution Efforts (hrs.)
Test Case Scenario Maintenance Efforts (hrs.)

2.0
0.0
3.0
0.2

2.0
3.7
0.2
0.3

# of Environments
Number of Test Cases

1
300

1
300

Number Releases per Year


Net Growth in Scenarios per Release
Percent Changed Test Scenarios per release

4
20%
15%

4
20%
15%

4
1
3

4
1
3

900
900

1095
60
1155

Number Releases per Year


Number Quarters per Release
Number Months per Release
Initial Release Efforts
Conversion to iAF (hrs.)
Execution Hours
Initial Release Total Hours
Initial Release, Total Cost

Per Release Productivity Effects


New Test Scenarios
Design Hours
Coding Hours
Total Hours, New Scenarios

18,000 $

23,100

60
120
0
120

60
120
219
339

Revision Hours
Total Hours, Scenario Revisions

45
9
9

45
11.25
11.25

Unchanged Test Scenarios

255

255

Total Test Scenarios

360

360

Total Execution Hours, all Scenarios

1080

72

Revised Test Scenarios

Total Hours, Subsequent Releases


Total Cost, Subsequent Releases
Annual Productivity Effect

1209
$

422.25
24,180 $

8,445

Difference
0.0
-3.7
2.8
-0.1

1095
(840)
255
$

28%
5,100

0
0
219
219
0
2.25
2.25
0
0
(1008)

(787)
(15,735)

(62,940)

Hourly cost per tester

20

Project
Totals

YEAR 1
Initial

2Q

Productivity
Initial Productivity Effects
Recurring Productivity Effect

$
$

(5,100) $
62,940 $

(5,100) $
- $

15,735

Quarterly

57,840 $

(5,100) $

15,735

Cumulative

57,840 $

(5,100) $

10,635

$
$
$

Quarterly

Cumulative

Net Cash Flow, Quarterly

57,840 $

(5,100) $

15,735

Net Cash Flow, Cumulative

57,840 $

(5,100) $

10,635

Benefit Totals

Test Automation Costs


Tool License
Annual Tool Support
Training
Cost Totals

Cash Flow Analysis

YEAR 1

YEAR 2
3Q

4Q

1Q

2Q

$
$

- $
15,735 $

- $
15,735 $

15,735

15,735 $

15,735 $

15,735

26,370 $

42,105 $

57,840

15,735 $

15,735 $

15,735

26,370 $

42,105 $

57,840

3Q

4Q

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