Test plans at the program, project level, or for a specific test phase

Kickoff meeting with a presentation of the company, program/project, and organization, project model, as well as identification of stakeholders and background material.

Workshop with stakeholders to review the above in detail, focusing on test maturity, test activities, and the current status of testing.

Workshop for developing a product and (test) project risk analysis (optional, recommended if a risk analysis is not already available).

Analysis of the test strategy, requirements framework – requirement specification, use cases, business processes, design specifications, and solution descriptions.

The development of the test plan includes:

• Test scope
• Testing approaches
• Start/exit criteria
• Criteria for test suspension and resumption
• Risks
• Resources
• Training needs
• Timeline
• Test environment(s)
• Test data
• Metrics

Handover