ABSTRACT
When faced with a critical schedule crunch, a key question is whether one is managing the test project or the project is managing the project manager (PM). Testing activities, cost, and schedule are estimated by project management. Unfortunately, systematic testing efforts are not considered when the overall project schedule is defined. The test project manager is typically not brought into a project until the project has already progressed halfway. The project manager is normally requested to work within the predefined schedule for the testing effort. In this case, the project is going to manage the test project manager. Because of the late involvement, the PM is unable to make a retrospective test estimation effort and/or read-just the schedule. In this section some estimation best practices for the test project management are discussed.
