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Formal Test Plan

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Printed Date: 28Dec2024 at 9:51pm


Topic: Formal Test Plan
Posted By: sunita
Subject: Formal Test Plan
Date Posted: 02Apr2007 at 2:19am

A formal test plan is a document that provides and records important information about a test project, for example:

  • project and quality assumptions
  • project background information
  • resources
  • schedule & timeline
  • entry and exit criteria
  • test milestones
  • tests to be performed
  • use cases and/or test cases

For a range of reasons -- both good and bad -- many software and web development projects don't budget enough time for complete and comprehensive testing. A quality test team must be able to test a product or system quickly and constructively in order to provide some value to the project. This essay describes how to test a web site or application in the absence of a detailed test plan and facing short or unreasonable deadlines.


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