TEST PLAN
Outlines testing goals, assumptions, roles, and planned testing tasks and standards.

It includes the following:

  • Product Vision and Goals
  • Testing scope
  • Testing approach
  • Comprehensiveness
  • Constraints
  • Execution testing
  • Conversion testing
  • Interface and data loading testing
  • Security testing
  • Recovery testing
  • Performance testing
  • Regression testing
  • User acceptance testing
  • Environmental needs
  • Risks
  • Schedule
  • Test deliverables
  • Features to be tested
  • Item pass/fail
  • Suspension/resumption criteria
  • Overall testing process
  • Staffing and training needs and responsibilities

During the Developing Phase we answer questions such as: