Test Plan

is a detailed document that describes which test strategy will be used, which schedule, estimation, which resources required for testing.

It is the base for formally testing any software/product in a project.

Need to gather as much information about the product as possible to understand it better, what it's features and functionalities. It should be a good understanding of user requirements and expectations.

It is a critical step. Should be defined:

• the project’s testing objectives and the means to achieve them

• testing effort and costs

The goal of any software project is to release a high-quality bug-free software product. It's good to clearly define the testing scope and its boundaries. For this step useful to do the following steps:

• make a list of all the software features which may need testing

• select the testing targets based on features listed previously

Rule on which a test procedure or test judgment can be based. There are 2 types of test criteria:

• Suspension Criteria

• Exit Criteria

Should be planned a detailed summary of all types of resources required to complete the project task. It can include: This important step helps to determine the number of resources that will be used for the project.

Test Environment is a place where the testing team is going to execute test cases. Consists of real business and user environment, as well as physical environments, such as server, front end running environment.