Quality Assurance Traceability Report is a document that provides detailed information about the relationships between different components of a project's quality assurance activities. It is used to track and ensure that all requirements and test cases are properly linked and tested, thereby providing a clear picture of how the project's testing efforts align with the specified requirements.
The primary purpose of a QA Traceability Report is to ensure that each requirement is covered by one or more test cases and that all test cases are associated with specific requirements. This helps in validating that the project's deliverables meet the intended quality standards and that no critical functionality has been overlooked during testing.
The report typically includes the following elements:
Requirements: A list of all the project's requirements, often derived from the project's functional specifications or user stories.
Test Cases: A list of all the test cases designed to verify each requirement. Each test case should have a unique identifier for easy reference.
Traceability Matrix: A table that shows the mapping between requirements and test cases. This matrix demonstrates which test cases are associated with each requirement and vice versa.
Status: An indication of the status of each test case, such as "Passed," "Failed," "Not Run," or "Blocked." This status helps in monitoring the progress of testing efforts and identifying any unresolved issues.
Comments and Defects: Any relevant comments, feedback, or defects found during testing can be documented in this section for further investigation and resolution.
Coverage Analysis: A summary of the overall test coverage, indicating how many requirements have associated test cases and the percentage of test coverage achieved.
The QA Traceability Report is crucial for project management, quality assurance teams, and stakeholders as it provides transparency into the testing process and ensures that all aspects of the project's requirements are validated. It helps in identifying any gaps in testing and enables efficient tracking of defects back to their root cause, ensuring the project's quality is maintained throughout its development lifecycle.
AIO Tests makes it very simple to create Traceability Reports in Jira as shown in the video below.