<s>
Test	B-Application
management	I-Application
tools	I-Application
are	O
used	O
to	O
store	O
information	O
on	O
how	O
testing	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
,	O
plan	O
testing	O
activities	O
and	O
report	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
quality	O
assurance	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	B-Application
management	I-Application
tools	I-Application
offer	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
streamlining	O
the	O
testing	O
process	O
and	O
allow	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
data	O
analysis	O
,	O
collaborative	O
tools	O
and	O
easy	O
communication	O
across	O
multiple	O
project	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
test	B-Application
management	I-Application
tools	I-Application
incorporate	O
requirements	O
management	O
capabilities	O
to	O
streamline	O
test	O
case	O
design	O
from	O
the	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	B-Application
management	I-Application
tools	I-Application
give	O
teams	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
consolidate	O
and	O
structure	O
the	O
test	O
process	O
using	O
one	O
test	B-Application
management	I-Application
tool	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
of	O
installing	O
multiple	O
applications	O
that	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
manage	O
only	O
one	O
step	O
of	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	B-Application
management	I-Application
tools	I-Application
allow	O
teams	O
to	O
manage	O
test	O
case	O
environments	O
,	O
automated	O
tests	O
,	O
defects	O
and	O
project	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
test	B-Application
management	I-Application
tool	I-Application
that	O
includes	O
everything	O
needed	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
test	O
process	O
can	O
save	O
testers	O
the	O
problems	O
of	O
installing	O
separate	O
applications	O
that	O
are	O
necessary	O
for	O
the	O
testing	O
process	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
time	O
consuming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
project	O
has	O
kicked	O
off	O
,	O
a	O
test	B-Application
management	I-Application
tool	I-Application
tracks	O
bug	O
status	O
,	O
defects	O
and	O
projects	O
tasks	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
collaboration	O
across	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
