How to Write Software Testing Weekly Status Report

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 Updated November 6, 2024

Writing an Effective Status Report is as important as the actual work you did! How to write an effective status report of your Weekly Work at the end of each week?

This tutorial will offer you some tips on this. A weekly report is important to track the important project issues, accomplishments of the projects, pending work, and Milestone Analysis.

Using these Reports, you can even track the team’s performance to some extent. From this Report, you can prepare future actionable items according to the priorities and make a list of the next week’s actionable.

Software Testing Weekly Status Report

How to Write a Weekly Status Report?

Follow the below Template:
Prepared By:
Project:
Date of Preparation:
Status:

#1) Issues

Issues holding the QA team from delivering on schedule:
Project:
Issue Description:
Possible Solution:
Issue Resolution Date:

You can mark these issues in Red color. These are the issues that require management help in resolving them.

Issues that Management should know:

These are the issues that do not hold the QA team from delivering on time, but management should know them. Mark these issues in Yellow color. You can use the same template to report them.

Project Accomplishments:

Mark them in Green color. Use the below template.
Project:
Accomplishment:
Accomplishment Date:

#2) Next Week Priorities

List the Actionable items of next week in two categories:

Pending Deliverables:

Mark them in Blue color: These are the previous week’s deliverables which should get released as soon as possible this week.
Project:
Work Update:
Scheduled Date:
Reason for Extending:

New Tasks:
List all next week’s new tasks here. You can use Black color for this.
Project:
Scheduled Task:
Date of Release:

#3) Defect Status

  • Active Defects: List all the active defects here with Reporter, Module, Severity, Priority, assigned to, etc.
  • Closed Defects: List all the closed defects with Reporter, Module, Severity, Priority, assigned to, etc.
  • Test Cases: List the total number of Test Cases wrote, Test Cases passed, Test Cases failed, Test Cases to be executed, etc.

Conclusion

This template should give you the overall idea of the Status Report. Don’t ignore the Status Report. Even if your managers are not forcing you to write these reports, they are most important for your work assessment in the future.

Try to follow the Report writing routine. Use this template or at least try to Report it in your own words about the overall work of which you can keep some track.

Do you have any better idea for this routine work? Comment it out!

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195 thoughts on “How to Write Software Testing Weekly Status Report”

  1. Can you please give a sample letter how to ask each head department about theire daily,weekly and montlhy meeting schedule + how to make a summary of daily,weekly monthly for departamental meetings for the hotel.

    Thank you,
    Ruth

    Reply

  2. This site is really very usefull for all the new tester. I suggest you to provide some test case examples in this page.

    I am new to the testing and I am looking for test case examples . So please provide the examples in this page. It’s my request.

    Reply

  7. I got your id from from software testing help site. I have to represent the automation daily status report via chart and data. Can you please send me some template of the daily automation status report?

    Thanks and regards,
    Praveen Saini
    sainipra@gmail.com

    Reply

  10. I like to send a reminder to all the staff that submit weekly report as usual you are sending to me for that purpose I need to write few lines.

    Reply

  13. The article is more than expected and have a very good Information.
    I request all the readers to create their own so called TEMPLATE, using the information because if you start using some one template you just enter the data but you are not confident enough to prepare a template when you needed.
    I wish all the folks all the best.

    Reply

  20. HI Iam fresher in software testing ,i just completed my software testing tools,i want to collect good materials to face interview and to get a job,so please help me,tell where we collect good testing materials for freshers.

    Reply

  23. seeing this article we have added some more steps into our weekly report
    really very worth reading this article
    Thanks

    Reply

  24. Hi Friends,

    Currently i am working in Non-IT field and planned to switch my career to testing.I had learned the basics of testing,and now i am very eager to learn testing practically with real time projects.
    If any one interested to teach testing personally with real time projects , i will be more grateful, or else show me the right place in chennai.
    Thanks & regards
    selvam.ba@rediffmail.com

    Reply

  25. hello
    every one ,any body help me,acutely i am Quality analyst enginner as a tranee 3months. i want to say please give me a help write a apresal letter.
    how to write a apre sal letter.
    thanks

    Reply

  26. Hi,
    can anyone give me a daily status Report Template with format and example.
    Hi bindu,
    Did u got template?If u so please send it to me …

    thank u friends…..

    Reply

  36. Hi,

    Please anyone can send me sample of Testing Weekly Status Report available on this website as i am unable to download due to restriction.

    Regards,
    Narendra

    Reply

  39. I need a template for Daily and Weekly Status Report, can anyone kindly mail me on my account :pjreddynarnal@gmail.com

    Reply

  42. Why do you suggest to write such a report daily or weekly? Woudn’t it be sufficient enough to submit a detailed report at the end of each iteration cycle? I mean, usually the developers don’t work on bug fixes while you are still testing the current iteration, so it shouldn’t be necessary to track resolved defects each day (ok, this is different for agile processes, but as no defect may “survive” the end of a day in most of those processes, a report should only contain the amount of time it took to resolve those defects, for future metrics use). But to stay informed about the advances in a project is never wrong. Besides the testers, every project member should be obliged to keep track of their work in a regular interval, so as to enable a reliable tracking of overall process states.

    Reply

  45. Daily status report means …. what you have done in entire the week like ,
    1) which date u starting testing
    2) how many tc’s are written
    3) how many tc’s are executing
    4) which module you are working
    5) how many tc’s are passed and how many tc’s
    6) how many tc’s are failed
    7) how many bugs are find out
    8) u know what changes are done in the design
    9) how many meetings are etended
    10) how many hours are working

    Reply

  49. Nice articles about testing…….hey guys i have some questions regarding testing please answer anyone..
    1)wat are the steps we follow during security testing of any application and its meaning..
    2)wat is bugzilla and its full description
    3)what is the meaning version and release with example of any application

    pls mail me its an urgent…thejas9@yahoo.co.in

    thank & regards
    thejas

    Reply

  51. Hi Folks..

    I am in need of Daily and Weekly status report…
    And one more thing…

    How to maintain Test Case ID numbers when new feature is added or removed from the build.
    Test Case ID numbers should not affect for additon or deletion of TCs…..

    Suppose: I have TC IDs from 001 to 010….Now I need to add a TC in b/w 1 to 10 is already used for bug tracking.
    But it should not affect the previouscly created TC ID numbers…How to include new one or suggest me…Pls help me out..

    Regards,
    Jk.
    Hi Folks..

    I am in need of Daily and Weekly status report…
    And one more thing…

    How to maintain Test Case ID numbers when new feature is added or removed from the build.
    Test Case ID numbers should not affect for additon or deletion of TCs…..

    Suppose: I have TC IDs from 001 to 010….Now I need to add a TC in b/w 1 to 10.
    But it should not affect the previouscly created TC ID numbers…How to include new one…Pls help me out..

    Regards,
    Jk.
    jayakrishnamohan@gmail.com

    Reply

  54. Hi,
    Please share 1.2year of experience resume on software testing. Because I am unable to get job as a fresher
    .please send me a resume with project details.

    Reply

    • Hi.
      Please is there anyone can share 1 year experience resume on software testing along with project details. I am unable to get jobs as a fresher. even I completed software testing course

      Reply

      • Hi.
        Please can anyone share 1 year experience resume on software testing along with project details. As a fresher I am trying so for but I didn’t get job.even I done software testing course both manual and Automation. Because less % in puc. I am not getting call. Please send to suvarna.h50@gmail.com

  58. This article is very nice, but i got suggestion that you can give the template for weekly report in excel or word. it will be more useful.

    Reply

  67. hi,
    i have joined a company were i got post for TESTING and Commissioning for our projects,we will dealing into SERVILLIANCE systems(cctv,wtmd,acc cntrl).iam facing difficulty to submit report.plz hlp me it’ll be great to here from you ppl.

    Reply

  70. Hi Folks..

    I am in need of Daily and Weekly status report…
    And one more thing…

    How to maintain Test Case ID numbers when new feature is added or removed from the build.
    Test Case ID numbers should not affect for additon or deletion of TCs…..

    Suppose: I have TC IDs from 001 to 010….Now I need to add a TC in b/w 1 to 10.
    But it should not affect the previouscly created TC ID numbers…How to include new one…Pls help me out..

    Regards,
    Jk.

    Reply

  74. Hi,,,All

    Diz z harmeet kaur…. I hav joined as a software tester in
    last week. But my background s ECE… In My Concern , No proper Training …So I m Unable to understand the software testing concepts…Can U Plz help me…If u hav any documents related to s/w testing ( like test case, test procedure , bug report, weekly report,daily report )
    plz send to kaurh7533@gmail.com

    Thanks in Advance…

    Reply

  76. Hai,
    This site is really very usefull for all the new tester. and i suggest you to provide all the examples of testcases,issue reports,defect tracking reports and all in this page.

    Reply

  79. Hi ,

    I got your id from from software testing help site. I have to represent the automation daily status report via chart and data. Can you please send me some template of the daily automation status report?

    Thanks and regards,
    Praveen Saini

    Reply

  81. Nice articles about testing…….hey guys i have some questions regarding testing please answer anyone..
    1)wat are the steps we follow during security testing of any application and its meaning..
    2)wat is bugzilla and its full description
    3)what is the meaning version and release with example of any application

    Reply

  86. hi
    i m preparing a seminar reporting on the status reporting in software project. if any one have idea about or its hierarchy how its done in software industry pls…….send me and guide me thanx………
    hv a nice dy

    Reply

  87. hi,
    I’m newly joind software company and i dont know how to create test case or summary report and test plan. if somebody know all that things then please help me.
    now i m fresher for this fields. pls guide me. i have a needed.
    pls sand me any related data about my queries in my mail id bhupendergupta_63@yahoo.com

    Reply

  93. I recently join in company as a datastage developer my manager told me to come next week with my test plan. what is that meaning and how do i prepare test plan , if you guys have those documents pls send it to me on sandip_acharya2@yahoo.com. I will really appriciate your help!!!!
    Thanks

    Reply

  94. @sameer

    But as u mentioned, this cannot be added on a daily basis friend. We have more tasks to be done and preparing the report will again eat more time of a tester. Just my comment sameer. Don’t mind please

    Reply

  95. hi
    i m preparing a seminar reporting on the status reporting in software project. if any one have idea about or its hierarchy how its done in software industry pls…….send me and guide me thanx………
    hv a nice dy id :- seelak123@gmail.com

    Reply

  103. hi guys

    i want format of the smoke test case of web appliacation , anyone can send me or can send me sample smoke test case.

    thanks
    vivek

    Reply

  104. I need a template for a daily status report and weekly status report , if you have a format for daily status reports in general or any type of weekly status report. please forward to me at:daljeets59@gmail.com

    Reply

  110. Wat wil b the status of the Bug, If it is not resolved?? might b a known issue, limitation or behaviour? at last Wat wil b the status of that particular Bug?

    Reply

  116. Weekly Status Report projects our Status of the Project members contributions and also the further steps to be taken, faulty things we have come across and the methods in order to avoid them. Its better suggestive that these Reports have to be uploaded in the safest path which can be a shared path and can be given limited permissions and also a safe way in handling it.
    And the relevant execution summary can be retrievied evryone once in a while using QC Dashboard by building relevant queries.The overall and uptodate status can be taken without any hasiness.
    The complete summary of the Testing can be reported as requested at the end of the day,or week or at the end of the cycle.

    Reply

  123. hi,
    information is useful but to whom we should send this report. as in previous company they told me to write but they didnt submit to anyone they told to maintain a file of it please tell me that do we send thru mail to our manger or what is the process to be followed after writing weekly status report

    Reply

  124. Hi

    I wish to know about Master Test Plan (Strategic Test Plan) and how is it different from the normal test-plan that is made for each level 1) unit testing 2) Integration Testing 3) System Testing and 4) Acceptance Testing?
    Is Strategic/ Master Test Plan ever made in Practical Testing Environment? Why is Master Test Plan necessary? How is it different from Actual Test Plan? What are the different Criteria that go into the making of Master Test Plan? Who is involved in Making a Master Test Plan? How many Years of work-expereince in required before a Test-Engineer starts designing a Master Test Plan? Kindly email me the reply to

    Also I wish to know how to write a Daily Status Report / Weekly Status Report / Monthly Status Report as a Test Engineer and also as a Test Manager/Lead

    email id : subu_scorpio@yahoo.com

    Reply

  128. what do you mean by “work update” in Pending deliverables.
    what do you mean by “status” that is written at the top where you have started to describe this “Follow the below template:”?
    What do you mean by project accomplishments?

    Reply

  129. In Bug report u can have ur name across the test case u r executing, so it will be easy to track down the bugs u have executed at later time

    Reply

  131. I am switching my career to Testing and now taking Client interviews.I want a help of a seasoned testers through this process to guide me.
    I want to know basics of Test Reports and if I can get a weekly/monthly status report sent to me on my email?
    This site is awesome and seems like lot of knowledgeable crowd talks here and gives inputs which is very helpful for new-bees like me.
    My email address is bgdave76@gmail.com.
    Thanks y’all

    Reply

  138. The amount of testers on here asking for information on how to do their job or how to write reports on what they do REALLY scares me!

    Reply

  139. Hii,

    I am currently working on (Set Top Box )testing. Can anyone send me Sample format for the same and test cases for STB Testing. Please revert.

    Thanks & Regards
    Mayank

    Reply

  145. Hi

    A template for Daily Report should have the following terms

    1. Date
    2. Module
    3.No.Of TC Developed
    4.No.Of TC Executed
    5.No. Of TC Passed
    6.No.Of TC Failed
    7.Defects Raised
    8.Defects Rejected
    9.Others/Comments
    10. No. Of hours worked.

    We will be rated mostly by these factors and note that the No. Of Rejected bugs should be Less

    Reply

  147. hi, i want know how to create weekly base report in recruiter’s who r reporting me. just easy format weekly base report. my office have three branches.

    Reply

  148. Can any one please send me the daily report format of software engineer trainee/software engineer , so i can track there day to day activities,weekly status report template(Format) with an example to my mail id sangramdhir@gmail.com
    Thanks for help
    Have a gr8 day

    Reply

  154. hi.. all ,
    the most common quses that i found here is “about templete of DSR/WSR.”
    Acctually friends these kind of document varies from company to company and totally depand on the type of the project ,how much accuracy required in that project. According to me DSR/WSR should contain the following terms…
    1> Project name > Active Module
    2> Test Engineer
    3> time that he/she putted for that particular.
    4>type of issue(like resolved ,pending,or else)
    5>description about the issue
    6>Work status

    Reply

  155. i work as HR manger , my management have asked to have a track of day to day activities of softeware engineer trainee/ software engineer , where they will be writing there day to day activities that they have done during there office hours,

    my mail id sangram.dhir@scorposcorp.com
    Thanks for help
    Have a gr8 day

    Reply

  158. Don’t waste time writing status manually – set up a tool to extract it automatically from your ALM,
    Present it in corridor/pentry/coffee corners too.
    If you need – focus on additional info the tool can’t deliver “How your team feels about the product maturity”

    Reply

  166. Daily Report:

    You can use Subject with TCID.
    also mention the status, assigned by, Time to finish, Major and Minor bugs etc..

    If you want email me, i can create a Daily Report for you.
    I am maintaining the Daily Report and Weekely Report for Reviews and Inspections, also to provide the Help in ISO upgradations.

    Reply

  168. Hi guys, your contributions have been really useful. Pls can some1 help me with a site I can see how a real life project is tested with Requirements, Test Scenario, TCs, Test Execution, Defect logging and Tracking with all the reports in a real life with pseudo-screen in real environment.

    Thanks for your help

    Reply

  169. Hi,
    wrting daily status report is important. I got the problem when there was a bug in application module which was shared for testing in different testers. Even i had not tested that part of module and that bug came on my head.
    So always keep some record of what you did.
    Thanks for the template anyway..

    Reply

  170. May someone please send me a weekly or monthly status report template. Currently on an assingment doing a monthly reconciliation ona travel account. Need to report on status.

    Reply

  172. We should also add few more things as addition into the points mentioned above.

    1) Risk Analysis
    2) No of Hrs spent on each criteria
    3) Knowledge sharing from Documentation of features
    4) Achievements
    5) Best Practices

    Thanks

    Reply

  174. Salut à tous,

    Quelqu’un peut-il m’envoyer un rapport de situation quotidien ainsi qu’un rapport de situation hebdomadaire?

    Reply

  185. @- Henning
    You can submit detailed report at the end of each iteration but its good idea to have details of each and every testing activity from your side which may or may not hold any development process.
    From each such daily record then only you can submit the complete report at the end of process cycle.

    Reply

  186. Hi,,,All

    Diz z Manikandan…. I hav joined as a software tester in
    last week. But my background s ECE… In My Concern , No proper Training …So I m Unable to understand the software testing concepts…Can U Plz help me…If u hav any documents related to s/w testing ( like test case, test procedure , bug report, weekly report,daily report )
    plz send to bmaniece@gmail.com

    Thanks in Advance…

    Reply

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