Reporting and Analytics Best Practices
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Analytics should help teams make decisions, not just collect charts. Use Hawzu insights to understand progress, quality risk, and where attention is needed.
Start with a Question
Section titled “Start with a Question”Create dashboards and review insights around a clear question:
- Are we ready to release?
- Which areas are failing most often?
- Which requirements lack enough coverage?
- Which defects are blocking sign-off?
- Which executions need attention?
Clear questions keep charts useful.
Use Observatory Panels
Section titled “Use Observatory Panels”Observatory panels organize charts for project analytics.
Use:
- Smart Insights for ready-made charts.
- Custom Builder for charts tailored to a project question.
- Request Chart when the chart you need is not available.
Keep panels focused by audience or purpose, such as release readiness, defect health, repository coverage, or execution progress.
Learn more in Observatory Overview.
Review Execution and Release Views
Section titled “Review Execution and Release Views”Use release and execution insights for testing decisions:
- Release Insights for release-level readiness and progress.
- Execution Analysis for one execution or test run.
- Defect Insights for failed test cases, linked defects, and defect pressure.
These views are decision-support views, not static report replacements.
Avoid Dashboard Noise
Section titled “Avoid Dashboard Noise”- Limit each panel to charts the team actually uses.
- Prefer trends and blockers over vanity metrics.
- Review the same metrics consistently over time.
- Remove or revise charts that no longer guide decisions.
Good analytics should reduce confusion, not add another place to check.
Share Context, Not Just Numbers
Section titled “Share Context, Not Just Numbers”When sharing insights:
- Explain the risk or decision behind the chart.
- Highlight blockers, critical defects, and untested areas.
- Link to the relevant release, execution, defect, or panel.
- Use chart image downloads only when a static snapshot is needed.