Execution Planning
Plan the pace, track the progress and protect the timeline for every validation and UAT event.
Execution Planning works out the weekly testing pace your team needs, tracks it against what actually gets done, and flags slippage while there is still time to act.
Large testing efforts rarely slip because people don't care. They slip because scope, people, downtime and shifting priorities all pull against a fixed go-live date, and the gap stays hidden until the final weeks.
Dashboards show what has been done. They don't show whether this week's progress is enough to finish on time.
Weekly targets get worked out by hand in a separate spreadsheet that is out of date by the next status meeting.
Retests, environment downtime, holidays and testers' day jobs rarely make it into the plan, so the plan is wrong from week one.
By the time the gap is obvious, there is no time left to add testers, change priorities or move the date.
01 — Plan
Enter the number of test cases, the testing start and end dates, a contingency percentage and how failed test cases should count. Cymetryc calculates the cases required each week and your target completion date.
The plan sits on the Execution Plan tab in Orchestrate, connected to the same event your team is already testing in. No side spreadsheet required.
What goes into the plan
Total test cases in scope
Testing start and end dates
Contingency for retests, downtime and delays
How failed test cases count toward progress
Required cases per week and target completion, calculated for you
02 — Calendar
Select or deselect working days on a calendar. Holidays, vacations, annual leave and downtime come out of the plan, so the weekly target reflects the time your team actually has.
Built on a realistic calendar
Click days on or off in a monthly calendar
Holidays and downtime left out of the pace
Planned days and buffer days shown separately
Weekly targets based on the days you have
03 — Pace
Four numbers tell you where the plan stands: duration, working days, the weekly pace required and time remaining. Planned time and buffer are shown separately, and anything behind plan is flagged in red.
No more working out next week's target by hand before every status meeting.
04 — Progress
The testing progress chart plots passed test cases against the target line week by week, with the variance labelled on every bar.
Schedule risk shows up early, while you can still shift testers, change priorities or escalate blockers.
Everyone works from the same numbers, so status conversations stay grounded in facts.
Respond while there is still time
Passed, skipped and target counts by week
Variance above or below plan on every bar
The current week highlighted
One shared view for project and testing leads
05 — Adjust & report
Preview changes to scope, dates or contingency before you update the active plan, and revert if the numbers don't work.
The weekly status and variance table exports for status meetings, leadership reviews and project updates.
Plan history shows how long testing really took, so the next project starts with better estimates.
Stay in control
Preview a plan before committing changes
Revert to the active plan
Plan, actual and variance for every week
Export for stakeholder reporting
Plan history to improve future estimates
The benefit isn't just better visibility. It's better control. See Execution Planning on a timeline like yours.
Before Cymetryc
With Cymetryc
Testers need clear instructions, easy evidence capture and a simple way to record results without fighting spreadsheets or manual documentation. Cymetryc guides testers through each step, captures screenshots and notes in context and keeps testing work organized from start to finish.
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Before Cymetryc
With Cymetryc
Clinical approvers need a clear view of completed testing, supporting evidence and issue history before they sign off. Cymetryc gives them an online review workflow so they can approve, reject or question results with confidence, no more binders, spreadsheets or scattered screenshots.
Cymetryc for approvers →
Before Cymetryc
With Cymetryc
Compliance and quality teams need complete, traceable evidence that testing was performed, reviewed and approved. Cymetryc keeps results, screenshots, issues, retesting and approvals connected, making it easier to support audits, inspections and internal quality review.
Cymetryc for compliance →
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Download the Execution Planning Guidance Document from the Resources section of the Cymetryc Knowledge Base, or email support@cymetryc.com to request a copy.
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