Software & QA calculators

A focused hub of formula-based tools in the software & qa category. Each page includes the calculator, formula, assumptions, and related tools.

Calculate code review time, reviewer-hours, sessions, and review risk from pull request size and complexity.

Estimate test effort from functional LOC and criticality, including regression, defect retest, calendar duration, and cost.

Calculate predicted defects, actual defects per KLOC, escaped defects, and fix effort using software defect-density benchmarks.

Calculate SQA process budget, process/training split, auditing split, monthly allocation, and SQA FTE from total project hours or budget.

Calculate tester FTE, manual vs automation split, developer-to-tester ratio, and process SQA staffing from developer count and project risk profile.