Test Plan

Test Plan is a document that describes the entire scope of testing work, starting with a description of the object, strategy, schedule, criteria for starting and ending testing, to the equipment required in the process, special knowledge, as well as risk assessment with options for resolving them.

Tips for Writing a Test Plan

From personal experience, we can say that a good test plan should at least describe the following:

• What should be tested?
  • Description of the test object: systems, applications, equipment
• What will you test?
  • List of functions and description of the system under test and its components separately
• How will you test?
  • Testing strategy, namely: types of testing and their application in relation to the test object
• When will you test?
  • Sequence of work: preparation (Test Preparation), testing (Testing), analysis of the results (Test Result Analysis) in the context of the planned development phases
• Criteria for starting testing:
  • Readiness of the test platform (test bench)
  • Completeness of the development of the required functionality
  • Availability of all necessary documentation
• Criteria for the end of testing:
  • Test results meet the product quality criteria
  • Requirements for the number of open bugs are met
  • Exposure of a certain period without changing the source code of the application Code Freeze (CF)
  • Holding a certain period without opening new bugs Zero Bug Bounce (ZBB).
  • By answering the above questions in your test plan, you can assume that you already have a good draft of a test planning document in your hands.

Review and Approval

To increase the value of your test plan, it is recommended that it be periodically reviewed by members of the design team. This can be done simply by agreeing among themselves or implemented in the form of an “approval procedure”. As an example, here is a list of project team members whose approval we consider necessary:

• Lead tester
• Test manager (quality manager)
• Development manager
• Project manager
• Each of the listed project participants, before approval, will conduct a review and make their comments and suggestions that will help make your test plan more complete and of high quality.

Conclusion

Using the above tips, you will have a better chance of writing a good document than coming up with everything yourself.