test automation man-hours estimator · calculator
TAME Calculator
The two-stage man-hours model, live.
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Creation inputs
Test cases needed
Scenarios prompted (k)
Authoring / case (min)
Setup / scenario (min)
Review / AI case (min)
Rework fraction
%
Correction / reworked (min)
AI miss rate
%
Execution inputs
Automation coverage
%
Scripting / case once (min)
Manual exec / case·cycle (min)
Triage / auto case·cycle (min)
Maintenance fraction / cycle
%
Maintenance / script (min)
Execution cycles (R)
Context modifiers σ · ρ · κ (§10)
Seniority σ (×time)
Governance ρ on manual exec
AI-tool proficiency κ
Automation-tool proficiency κ
Scripting learning curve (§9)
Tooling cost & investment (§12)
Reset to defaults
Creation (one-time)
Manual baseline
133.3 h
AI + review
51.5 h
Accuracy ceiling
64%
Saved
61%
Execution (12 cycles)
Manual baseline
960.0 h
Automated
713.6 h
· of which scripting (once)
280.0 h
Break-even (effort)
6.4 cyc
Combined program
Manual total
1093.3 h
New total
765.1 h
Saved
328.3 h
Program saving
30%
Man-hours only; throughput & quality gains are separate (§15). Defaults are illustrative — calibrate (§14).
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