diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 11fec8b3cb..625c0d2de4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,25 +14,25 @@ matrix:
   fast_finish: true
   include:
     - node_js: '9'
-      env: TARGET=test-node COVERAGE=true
+      env: TARGET=test.node COVERAGE=true
     - node_js: '8'
-      env: TARGET=test-node
+      env: TARGET=test.node
     - node_js: '6'
-      env: TARGET=test-node
+      env: TARGET=test.node
     - node_js: '4'
-      env: TARGET=test-node
+      env: TARGET=test.node
     - node_js: '8'
       env: TARGET=lint
     - node_js: '8'
-      env: TARGET=test-browser
+      env: TARGET=test.browser
 
 before_install: scripts/travis-before-install.sh
 
 before_script: scripts/travis-before-script.sh
 
-script: make $TARGET
+script: npm start $TARGET
 
-after_success: npm run coveralls
+after_success: npm start coveralls
 
 notifications:
   email: false
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 5071e1b639..0000000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,172 +0,0 @@
-BROWSERIFY := "node_modules/.bin/browserify"
-KARMA := "node_modules/.bin/karma"
-MOCHA := "bin/mocha"
-NYC := "node_modules/.bin/nyc"
-
-ifdef COVERAGE
-define test_node
-$(NYC) --no-clean --report-dir coverage/reports/$(1) $(MOCHA)
-endef
-else
-test_node := $(MOCHA)
-endif
-
-TM_BUNDLE = JavaScript\ mocha.tmbundle
-SRC = $(shell find lib -name "*.js" -type f | LC_ALL=C sort)
-TESTS = $(shell find test -name "*.js" -type f | sort)
-
-all: mocha.js
-
-mocha.js: $(SRC) browser-entry.js
-	@printf "==> [Browser :: build]\n"
-	mkdir -p ${@D}
-	$(BROWSERIFY) ./browser-entry \
-		--plugin ./scripts/dedefine \
-		--ignore 'fs' \
-		--ignore 'glob' \
-		--ignore 'path' \
-		--ignore 'supports-color' > $@
-
-clean:
-	@printf "==> [Clean]\n"
-	rm -f mocha.js
-
-lint:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Lint]\n"
-	npm run lint
-	npm run markdownlint
-
-test-node: test-bdd test-tdd test-qunit test-exports test-unit test-integration test-jsapi test-compilers test-requires test-reporters test-only test-global-only
-
-test-browser: clean mocha.js test-browser-unit test-browser-bdd test-browser-qunit test-browser-tdd test-browser-esm
-
-test: lint test-node test-browser
-
-test-browser-unit:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Browser]\n"
-	NODE_PATH=. $(KARMA) start --single-run
-
-test-browser-bdd:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Browser :: BDD]\n"
-	MOCHA_TEST=bdd $(MAKE) test-browser-unit
-
-test-browser-qunit:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Browser :: QUnit]\n"
-	MOCHA_TEST=qunit $(MAKE) test-browser-unit
-
-test-browser-tdd:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Browser :: TDD]\n"
-	MOCHA_TEST=tdd $(MAKE) test-browser-unit
-
-test-browser-esm:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Browser :: ESM]\n"
-	MOCHA_TEST=esm $(MAKE) test-browser-unit
-
-test-jsapi:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: JS API]\n"
-	node test/jsapi
-
-test-unit:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Unit]\n"
-	$(call test_node,unit) test/unit/*.spec.js \
-		test/node-unit/*.spec.js \
-		--growl
-
-test-integration:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Integrations]\n"
-	$(call test_node,integration) --timeout 5000 --slow 500 \
-		test/integration/*.spec.js
-
-test-compilers:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Compilers]\n"
-	$(call test_node,compilers-coffee) --compilers coffee:coffee-script/register \
-		test/compiler
-
-	$(call test_node,compilers-custom) \
-	--compilers foo:./test/compiler-fixtures/foo.fixture \
-		test/compiler
-
-	$(call test_node,compilers-multiple) \
-		--compilers coffee:coffee-script/register,foo:./test/compiler-fixtures/foo.fixture \
-		test/compiler
-
-test-requires:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Requires]\n"
-	$(call test_node,requires) --compilers coffee:coffee-script/register \
-		--require test/require/a.js \
-		--require test/require/b.coffee \
-		--require test/require/c.js \
-		--require test/require/d.coffee \
-		test/require/require.spec.js
-
-test-bdd:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: BDD]\n"
-	$(call test_node,bdd) --ui bdd \
-		test/interfaces/bdd.spec
-
-test-tdd:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: TDD]\n"
-	$(call test_node,tdd) --ui tdd \
-		test/interfaces/tdd.spec
-
-test-qunit:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: QUnit]\n"
-	$(call test_node,qunit) --ui qunit \
-		test/interfaces/qunit.spec
-
-test-exports:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Exports]\n"
-	$(call test_node,exports) --ui exports \
-		test/interfaces/exports.spec
-
-test-reporters:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Reporters]\n"
-	$(call test_node,reporters) test/reporters/*.spec.js
-
-test-only:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Only]\n"
-	$(call test_node,only-tdd) --ui tdd \
-		test/only/tdd.spec
-
-	$(call test_node,only-bdd) --ui bdd \
-		test/only/bdd.spec
-
-	$(call test_node,only-bdd-require) --ui qunit \
-		test/only/bdd-require.spec
-
-test-global-only:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Global Only]\n"
-	$(call test_node,global-only-tdd) --ui tdd \
-		test/only/global/tdd.spec
-
-	$(call test_node,global-only-bdd) --ui bdd \
-		test/only/global/bdd.spec
-
-	$(call test_node,global-only-qunit) --ui qunit \
-		test/only/global/qunit.spec
-
-test-mocha:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Mocha]\n"
-	$(call test_node,mocha) test/mocha
-
-non-tty:
-	@printf "==> [Test :: Non-TTY]\n"
-	$(call test_node,non-tty-dot) --reporter dot \
-		test/interfaces/bdd.spec 2>&1 > /tmp/dot.out
-
-	@echo dot:
-	@cat /tmp/dot.out
-
-	$(call test_node,non-tty-list) --reporter list \
-		test/interfaces/bdd.spec 2>&1 > /tmp/list.out
-
-	@echo list:
-	@cat /tmp/list.out
-
-	$(call test_node,non-tty-spec) --reporter spec \
-		test/interfaces/bdd.spec 2>&1 > /tmp/spec.out
-
-	@echo spec:
-	@cat /tmp/spec.out
-
-.PHONY: test-jsapi test-compilers watch test test-node test-bdd test-tdd test-qunit test-exports test-unit test-integration non-tty tm clean test-browser test-browser-unit test-browser-bdd test-browser-qunit test-browser-tdd test-browser-exports lint test-only test-global-only
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 1583df4d0d..3708cd8691 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ install:
   - set PATH=%APPDATA%\npm;c:\MinGW\bin;%PATH%
   - npm install -g npm
   - npm install
-  - copy c:\MinGW\bin\mingw32-make.exe c:\MinGW\bin\make.exe
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
 build: off
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ clone_depth: 1
 test_script:
   - node --version
   - npm --version
-  - make test-node
+  - npm start test.node
 skip_commits:
   message: /\[ci\s+skip\]/
 
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 1683cf27b1..bef8d91e1d 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 
 [build]
   publish = "docs/_dist/"
-  command = "npm run buildDocs"
+  command = "npm start buildDocs"
diff --git a/package-scripts.js b/package-scripts.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7aa256d231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-scripts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const path = require('path');
+
+/**
+ * Generates a command to run mocha tests with or without test coverage
+ * as desired for the current runmode.
+ * @param {string} testName The name of the test to be used for coverage reporting.
+ * @param {string} mochaParams Parameters for the mocha CLI to execute the desired test.
+ * @returns {string} Command string to be executed by nps.
+ */
+function test (testName, mochaParams) {
+  const coverageCommand = `nyc --no-clean --report-dir coverage/reports/${testName}`;
+  const mochaCommand = `node ${path.join('bin', 'mocha')}`; // Include 'node' and path.join for Windows compatibility
+  return `${process.env.COVERAGE ? coverageCommand : ''} ${mochaCommand} ${mochaParams}`.trim();
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  scripts: {
+    build: `browserify ./browser-entry --plugin ./scripts/dedefine --ignore 'fs' --ignore 'glob' --ignore 'path' --ignore 'supports-color' > mocha.js`,
+    lint: {
+      default: 'nps lint.all',
+      all: {
+        script: 'nps lint.code lint.markdown',
+        description: 'Lint code and markdown'
+      },
+      code: {
+        script: 'eslint . "bin/*"',
+        description: 'Run eslint on mocha JS code'
+      },
+      markdown: {
+        script: 'markdownlint "*.md" "docs/**/*.md" ".github/*.md"',
+        description: 'Lint Markdown files'
+      }
+    },
+    clean: {
+      script: 'rm -f mocha.js',
+      description: 'Delete mocha.js build artifact'
+    },
+    test: {
+      default: 'nps test.all',
+      all: {
+        script: 'nps lint.code test.node test.browser',
+        description: 'Lint code and runs node / browser environment tests'
+      },
+      node: {
+        default: 'nps test.node.all',
+        all: {
+          script: `nps ${[
+            'test.node.bdd',
+            'test.node.tdd',
+            'test.node.qunit',
+            'test.node.exports',
+            'test.node.unit',
+            'test.node.integration',
+            'test.node.jsapi',
+            'test.node.compilers',
+            'test.node.requires',
+            'test.node.reporters',
+            'test.node.only'
+          ].join(' ')}`,
+          description: 'Run all tests for node environment'
+        },
+        bdd: {
+          script: test('bdd', '--ui bdd test/interfaces/bdd.spec'),
+          description: 'Test Node BDD interface'
+        },
+        tdd: {
+          script: test('tdd', '--ui tdd test/interfaces/tdd.spec'),
+          description: 'Test Node TDD interface'
+        },
+        qunit: {
+          script: test('qunit', '--ui qunit test/interfaces/qunit.spec'),
+          description: 'Test Node QUnit interace'
+        },
+        exports: {
+          script: test('exports', '--ui exports test/interfaces/exports.spec'),
+          description: 'Test Node exports interface'
+        },
+        unit: {
+          script: test('unit', '"test/unit/*.spec.js" "test/node-unit/*.spec.js" --growl'),
+          description: 'Run Node unit tests'
+        },
+        integration: {
+          script: test('integration', '--timeout 5000 --slow 500 "test/integration/*.spec.js"'),
+          description: 'Run Node integration tests'
+        },
+        jsapi: {
+          script: 'node test/jsapi',
+          description: 'Test Mocha JavaScript API'
+        },
+        compilers: {
+          default: 'nps test.node.compilers.all',
+          all: {
+            script: 'nps test.node.compilers.coffee test.node.compilers.custom test.node.compilers.multiple',
+            description: 'Test deprecated --compilers flag'
+          },
+          coffee: {
+            script: test('compilers-coffee', '--compilers coffee:coffee-script/register test/compiler'),
+            description: 'Run coffeescript compiler tests using deprecated --compilers flag'
+          },
+          custom: {
+            script: test('compilers-custom', '--compilers foo:./test/compiler-fixtures/foo.fixture test/compiler'),
+            description: 'Run custom compiler test using deprecated --compilers flag'
+          },
+          multiple: {
+            script: test('compilers-multiple', '--compilers coffee:coffee-script/register,foo:./test/compiler-fixtures/foo.fixture test/compiler'),
+            description: 'Test deprecated --compilers flag using multiple compilers'
+          }
+        },
+        requires: {
+          script: test('requires', ['--require coffee-script/register',
+            '--require test/require/a.js',
+            '--require test/require/b.coffee',
+            '--require test/require/c.js',
+            '--require test/require/d.coffee',
+            'test/require/require.spec.js'].join(' ')),
+          description: 'Test --require flag'
+        },
+        reporters: {
+          script: test('reporters', '"test/reporters/*.spec.js"'),
+          description: 'Test reporters'
+        },
+        only: {
+          default: 'nps test.node.only.all',
+          all: {
+            script: `nps ${[
+              'test.node.only.bdd',
+              'test.node.only.tdd',
+              'test.node.only.bddRequire',
+              'test.node.only.globalBdd',
+              'test.node.only.globalTdd',
+              'test.node.only.globalQunit'
+            ].join(' ')}   `,
+            description: 'Run all tests for .only()'
+          },
+          bdd: {
+            script: test('only-bdd', '--ui bdd test/only/bdd.spec'),
+            description: 'Test .only() with BDD interface'
+          },
+          tdd: {
+            script: test('only-tdd', '--ui tdd test/only/tdd.spec'),
+            description: 'Test .only() with TDD interface'
+          },
+          bddRequire: {
+            script: test('only-bdd-require', '--ui qunit test/only/bdd-require.spec'),
+            description: 'Test .only() with require("mocha") interface'
+          },
+          globalBdd: {
+            script: test('global-only-bdd', '--ui bdd test/only/global/bdd.spec'),
+            description: 'Test .only() in root suite with BDD interface'
+          },
+          globalTdd: {
+            script: test('global-only-tdd', '--ui tdd test/only/global/tdd.spec'),
+            description: 'Test .only() in root suite with TDD interface'
+          },
+          globalQunit: {
+            script: test('global-only-qunit', '--ui qunit test/only/global/qunit.spec'),
+            description: 'Test .only() in root suite with QUnit interface'
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      browser: {
+        default: 'nps test.browser.all',
+        all: {
+          script: 'nps clean build.mochajs test.browser.unit test.browser.bdd test.browser.tdd test.browser.qunit test.browser.esm',
+          description: 'Compile Mocha and run all tests in browser environment'
+        },
+        unit: {
+          script: 'NODE_PATH=. karma start --single-run',
+          description: 'Run unit tests for Mocha in browser'
+        },
+        bdd: {
+          script: 'MOCHA_TEST=bdd nps test.browser.unit',
+          description: 'Test BDD interface in browser'
+        },
+        tdd: {
+          script: 'MOCHA_TEST=tdd nps test.browser.unit',
+          description: 'Test TDD interface in browser'
+        },
+        qunit: {
+          script: 'MOCHA_TEST=qunit nps test.browser.unit',
+          description: 'Test QUnit interface in browser'
+        },
+        esm: {
+          script: 'MOCHA_TEST=esm nps test.browser.unit',
+          description: 'Test mocha ESM support'
+        }
+      },
+      nonTTY: {
+        default: 'nps test.nonTTY.all',
+        all: {
+          script: 'nps test.nonTTY.dot test.nonTTY.list test.nonTTY.spec',
+          description: 'Run all tests for non-TTY terminals'
+        },
+        dot: {
+          script: test('non-tty-dot', '--reporter dot test/interfaces/bdd.spec 2>&1 > /tmp/dot.out && echo "dot:" && cat /tmp/dot.out'),
+          description: 'Test non-TTY dot reporter'
+        },
+        list: {
+          script: test('non-tty-list', '--reporter list test/interfaces/bdd.spec 2>&1 > /tmp/list.out && echo "list:" && cat /tmp/list.out'),
+          description: 'Test non-TTY list reporter'
+        },
+        spec: {
+          script: test('non-tty-dot', '--reporter spec test/interfaces/bdd.spec 2>&1 > /tmp/spec.out && echo "spec:" && cat /tmp/spec.out'),
+          description: 'Test non-TTY spec reporter'
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    coveralls: {
+      script: 'nyc report --reporter=text-lcov | coveralls',
+      description: 'Send code coverage report to coveralls (run during CI)'
+    },
+    prebuildDocs: 'rm -rf docs/_dist && node scripts/docs-update-toc.js',
+    buildDocs: {
+      script: 'nps prebuildDocs && bundle exec jekyll build --source ./docs --destination ./docs/_site --config ./docs/_config.yml --safe --drafts && nps postbuildDocs',
+      description: 'Build documentation'
+    },
+    postbuildDocs: 'buildProduction docs/_site/index.html --outroot docs/_dist --canonicalroot https://mochajs.org/ --optimizeimages --svgo --inlinehtmlimage 9400 --inlinehtmlscript 0 --asyncscripts && cp docs/_headers docs/_dist/_headers && node scripts/netlify-headers.js >> docs/_dist/_headers',
+    prewatchDocs: 'node scripts/docs-update-toc.js',
+    watchDocs: {
+      script: 'nps prewatchDocs && bundle exec jekyll serve --source ./docs --destination ./docs/_site --config ./docs/_config.yml --safe --drafts --watch',
+      description: 'Watch documentation for changes'
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7a9ec8d5b5..3bf0e2f0a9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -300,16 +300,9 @@
     "node": ">= 4.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "lint": "eslint . bin/*",
-    "markdownlint": "markdownlint \"*.md\" \"docs/**/*.md\" \".github/*.md\"",
-    "test": "make clean && make test",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm test && make clean && make mocha.js",
-    "coveralls": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov | coveralls",
-    "prebuildDocs": "rm -rf docs/_dist && node scripts/docs-update-toc.js",
-    "buildDocs": "bundle exec jekyll build --source ./docs --destination ./docs/_site --config ./docs/_config.yml --safe --drafts",
-    "postbuildDocs": "buildProduction docs/_site/index.html --outroot docs/_dist --canonicalroot https://mochajs.org/ --optimizeimages --svgo --inlinehtmlimage 9400 --inlinehtmlscript 0 --asyncscripts && cp docs/_headers docs/_dist/_headers && node scripts/netlify-headers.js >> docs/_dist/_headers",
-    "prewatchDocs": "node scripts/docs-update-toc.js",
-    "watchDocs": "bundle exec jekyll serve --source ./docs --destination ./docs/_site --config ./docs/_config.yml --safe --drafts --watch"
+    "prepublishOnly": "nps test clean build",
+    "start": "nps",
+    "test": "nps test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "browser-stdout": "1.3.0",
@@ -347,6 +340,7 @@
     "karma-sauce-launcher": "^1.2.0",
     "markdown-toc": "^1.2.0",
     "markdownlint-cli": "^0.6.0",
+    "nps": "^5.7.1",
     "nyc": "^11.2.1",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
     "svgo": "^0.7.2",
diff --git a/scripts/travis-before-script.sh b/scripts/travis-before-script.sh
index ef097cef28..19ebc4b13b 100755
--- a/scripts/travis-before-script.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis-before-script.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 mkdir -p .karma
 
 # ensure we are building a non-broken bundle for AMD
-make mocha.js && [[ -z "$(grep 'define.amd' mocha.js)" ]] || exit 1
+npm start build.mochajs && [[ -z "$(grep 'define.amd' mocha.js)" ]] || exit 1