Test Management applications

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  • Updated July 31, 2025
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    Summary of Test Management applications

    The ServiceNow® Test Management application helps streamline testing processes to improve software delivery efficiency and reduce errors. It is offered in two versions: Test Management 1.0 and Test Management 2.0. Test Management 2.0 includes advanced features such as integration with Agile Development 2.0 and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), while Test Management 1.0 focuses mainly on basic user acceptance testing.

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    Key Features

    • Test Management 1.0: Supports manual software testing and basic user acceptance testing without Agile or project portfolio integrations. It lacks capabilities like test versioning, structuring test plans, and detailed traceability of test runs and results.
    • Test Management 2.0: Aligns with industry data models including test versions, test runs, and test results. It provides an intuitive Test Board interface for structuring test plans, phases, and cycles with specified time frames. It integrates with Project Portfolio Management, Agile Development 2.0, and SAFe, enabling comprehensive test management.
    • Test Versioning and Relations: Only Test Management 2.0 allows creating and maintaining multiple test versions and associating tests with multiple test sets, plans, and cycles.
    • Traceability: Test Management 2.0 offers detailed traceability showing which test version was executed and test results, while Test Management 1.0 allows running one test at a time with limited result visibility.
    • Domain Separation: Both versions support domain separation, enabling data and process segregation across logical domains with controlled user access.

    Key Outcomes

    • Choose Test Management 2.0 if your organization requires Agile integration, test versioning, detailed traceability, or project portfolio alignment.
    • Use Test Management 1.0 for simpler user acceptance testing needs without Agile or advanced management features.
    • Existing users on releases prior to London likely use Test Management 1.0 and can migrate test data to Test Management 2.0 to leverage enhanced capabilities.

    The ServiceNow® Test Management application streamlines the management of testing processes to help you deliver software products more efficiently and with fewer errors.

    Test Management is available in two versions.
    • Test Management 2.0 offers many enhancements, including integration with Agile Development 2.0 and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
    • Test Management 1.0 may have specific capabilities that are useful for your organization.
    Use the following comparison to make an informed decision for your organization.

    Differences between Test Management 1.0 and Test Management 2.0

    Test Management 1.0 covers user acceptance testing. It does not include some key data model structures like test versions, test runs, or test results. In addition, you cannot structure test plans in Test Management 1.0.

    Test Management 2.0 includes data model structures that match industry standards. It provides you with an intuitive user interface called the Test Board from which you can structure test plans and plan the phases of your testing effort.

    Tip:

    If you need Agile Development integration, test versioning, or detailed test run traceability, use Test Management 2.0. If your organization requires only basic user acceptance testing without Agile integration, Test Management 1.0 may be sufficient.

    Feature Test Management 1.0 Test Management 2.0
    Integration with Project Portfolio Management no yes
    Integration with Agile Development 2.0 no yes
    Integration with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) no yes
    Test version You cannot create and maintain multiple versions of a test. You can create and maintain multiple versions of a test.
    Test relation You can associate a test to one test suite only. You can associate a test to multiple test sets, test plans, and test cycles.
    Time duration You can create a test plan describing how a product or a feature is to be tested.
    • You can create a test plan describing how a product or a feature is to be tested and the time frame in which the test plan must be run.
    • You can further decompose a test plan into test cycles, test cycles into test execution sets, and specify a time range for their execution.
    Traceability of test runs and test results You can:
    • run a single test at a time.
    • view the test result.
    You can:
    • run a single test at a time.
    • view which version of test has been run.
    • view the test result.
    Note:
    • If you are an existing Test Management user on a release prior to London, you are using Test Management 1.0 activated through the Test Management (com.snc.test_mgmt) plugin. See the Test Management 1.0 documentation for more information.
    • If you are a new user, you can activate the Test Management 2.0 (com.snc.test_management.2.0) plugin as it provides enhanced testing capabilities. See the Test Management 2.0documentation for more information.