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6.5Real-Time vs Periodic Reporting

Characteristic Real-Time Dashboard Periodic Report
Update frequency Seconds to minutes Daily, weekly, or per-sprint
Best for Pipeline status, environment health, active sprint testing Quality trends, release readiness, executive summaries
Tool Grafana, Datadog, custom Email, Slack bot, PDF
Audience QA team, development team Managers, executives, stakeholders
Risk of overuse Alert fatigue, micromanagement Stale data, delayed decisions

When to Use Each

  • Real-time: Active testing phases, release windows, incident response
  • Periodic: Sprint reviews, release planning, quarterly reviews, board presentations