Estimate weekly time spent on automated and regression tests.
Each test case costs a set number of minutes, and adding the recurring regression run gives the weekly testing load. Testing time is easy to underestimate, but protecting it is what keeps automated suites from silently degrading into a backlog.
Testing Time Budget
Test hours = test cases x minutes + regression minutes, in hours; share of a 40-hour week
Test hours = test cases x minutes + regression minutes, in hours; share of a 40-hour week Each test case costs a set number of minutes, and adding the recurring regression run gives the weekly testing load.
Testing time is easy to underestimate, but protecting it is what keeps automated suites from silently degrading into a backlog.
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Test cases, Minutes per test, Regression minutes/week. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.