Topic: Test Planning

Message

   Test Planning: After completion of test initiation, TL of the
testing team concentrate on test planning to define �What to test�,
�How to test� ,�When to test�, �Who to test�?. Test plan author follows
below work bench (process) to prepare test plan document.

1.Team formation: In general test planning process starts with testing team formation. In this step test plan author depends on below factors

a)	Availability of testers

b)	Test duration

c)	Availability of test environment resources

     Case Study:  Test duration

		C/S, Web, ERP ---- 3 to 5 months of functional & system testing

	Team size 3:1
2.Identify tactical risks: After completion of team formation test plan author study possible risks raised during testing of that project

Ex Risk 1: Lack of knowledge on domain

Risk 2: Lack of budget (time)

Risk 3: Lack of resources

Risk 4: Delay in delivery

Risk 5: Lack of development process rigor (seriousness of dev team)

Risk 6: Lack of test data (some times test engg conducting Ad Hoc testing)

Risk 7: Lack of communication
3)	Prepare Test Plan: After completion of team formation and risk analysis test plan author prepare test plan document in IEEE format.
FORMAT:

1)	Test Plan ID: Unique number

2)	Introduction: About project and test team

3)	Test Items: Modules/Features/services/functions

4)	Features to be tested: Responsible modules to prepare test cases

5)	Features to be not tested: which ones and why not?

6)	Approach: Required list of testing techniques (depends on TRM)

7)	Feature Pass or Fail Criteria: When a feature is pass when a feature is fail

8)	Suspension Criteria : Possible abnormal situations raised during above features testing

9)	Testing Tasks (Pre requisite): Necessary tasks to do before starts of every feature testing

10)	Test Deliverables: Required test documents to prepare during testing

11)	Test Environment: Required HW and SW including testing tools

12)	Staff and Training Needs: Names of selected test engineers

13)	Responsibilities: Work allocation 

14)	Schdule: Dates & Time

15)	Risks and Mitigations :

16)	Approvals : Signatures of test plan author, QA or PM

Author	Message
tanushree Senior Member Joined: 04Apr2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2160	Topic: Test Planning Posted: 27Oct2007 at 5:19am
	Test Planning: After completion of test initiation, TL of the testing team concentrate on test planning to define �What to test�, �How to test� ,�When to test�, �Who to test�?. Test plan author follows below work bench (process) to prepare test plan document. 1.Team formation: In general test planning process starts with testing team formation. In this step test plan author depends on below factors a) Availability of testers b) Test duration c) Availability of test environment resources Case Study: Test duration C/S, Web, ERP ---- 3 to 5 months of functional & system testing Team size 3:1 2.Identify tactical risks: After completion of team formation test plan author study possible risks raised during testing of that project Ex Risk 1: Lack of knowledge on domain Risk 2: Lack of budget (time) Risk 3: Lack of resources Risk 4: Delay in delivery Risk 5: Lack of development process rigor (seriousness of dev team) Risk 6: Lack of test data (some times test engg conducting Ad Hoc testing) Risk 7: Lack of communication 3) Prepare Test Plan: After completion of team formation and risk analysis test plan author prepare test plan document in IEEE format. FORMAT: 1) Test Plan ID: Unique number 2) Introduction: About project and test team 3) Test Items: Modules/Features/services/functions 4) Features to be tested: Responsible modules to prepare test cases 5) Features to be not tested: which ones and why not? 6) Approach: Required list of testing techniques (depends on TRM) 7) Feature Pass or Fail Criteria: When a feature is pass when a feature is fail 8) Suspension Criteria : Possible abnormal situations raised during above features testing 9) Testing Tasks (Pre requisite): Necessary tasks to do before starts of every feature testing 10) Test Deliverables: Required test documents to prepare during testing 11) Test Environment: Required HW and SW including testing tools 12) Staff and Training Needs: Names of selected test engineers 13) Responsibilities: Work allocation 14) Schdule: Dates & Time 15) Risks and Mitigations : 16) Approvals : Signatures of test plan author, QA or PM Post Resume: Click here to Upload your Resume & Apply for Jobs

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thangavelshanmu Newbie Joined: 22Oct2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 13Jun2008 at 10:49pm
	NICE TO READ BY KS THANGAVEL Edited by thangavelshanmu - 13Jun2008 at 10:50pm
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getzephyr Groupie Joined: 25Jan2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 47	Posted: 17Jul2008 at 1:13am
	Nice information!
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ethikumar Newbie Joined: 17Jul2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 30	Posted: 20Jul2008 at 10:01pm
	Good information for Tester
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