1. Innovation Group Global Solutions
Test Planning and Test
Documentation
Presented by: Arsala Dilshad
Dated:13th November,2015
2. Agenda
• Definitions of test planning and test plan
• The overall objective of the test plan
• Detailed objectives of test planning and test
documentation
• What types of tests to cover in test planning
documents
• A strategy for creating test plans and their
components
• Components of test plans
• Types of Test Plan
• IEEE Template for Test Plan
3. TEST PLANNING
Test planning is an ongoing process and you
make test plan for your testing activities
execution.
During this process, you execute following
activities:
• Use analytical tools to develop test cases
• Adopt and apply a testing strategy
• Create tools to control the testing
• Communicate
4. TEST PLAN
The ANSI/IEEE Standard 829-1983 for Software Test
Documentation defines a test plan as:
“A document describing the scope, approach, resources, and
schedule of intended testing activities. It identifies test items,
the features to be tested, the testing tasks, who will do each
task, and any risks requiring contingency planning. “
5. Objectives of writing a test plan
Two main objectives of a test plan:
• Test plan as a product
• Test plan as a tool
6. THE TEST PLAN AS A PRODUCT
• Design verification test
• Regression test
• Managing and Organizing test effort
• Alter the test plan as per client type
• Manufacturing and Production test
• Acceptance Testing
7. THE TEST PLAN AS A TOOL
• Tool for managing testing activities
• Communication
• Valuable tool to find bugs
• A structured, organized test flow
8. OBJECTIVES OF TEST PLANNING AND
DOCUMENTATION
Good test documentation provides following
benefits:
• Facilitates the technical tasks of
testing
• Improves communication about
testing tasks and processes
• Provides structure for organizing,
scheduling and management of
project
9. Test Documentation Detailed Benefits
Facilitates the technical tasks of testing
• Improve coverage
• Avoid unnecessary repetition
• Analyze the system and spot
good test cases
• Improve test efficiency
• Check for completeness
10. Test Documentation Detailed Benefits
Improves communication about testing tasks and
processes
• Helpful for other stakeholders of project in respect
of testing
• Communicate the thinking behind the tester's
strategy
• Elicit feedback about testing accuracy and
coverage
• Communicate the size of the testing
• job
• Divide the work
11. As a project management support tool,
the test plan provides the following
benefits:
• Reach agreement about the testing
tasks
• Identify the tasks
• Structure ,Organize and Coordinate
• Improve individual accountability
• Measure project status and
• Improve project accountability
Test Documentation Detailed Benefits
12. TYPES OF TESTS TO COVER IN TEST PLAN
Important types of tests for
selection in a test plan:
• Control flow
• Configuration/compatibility
• Stress tests
• Regression
• Beta tests/Acceptance test
• Release tests
• Utility test
13. A STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPING COMPONENTS OF TEST PLAN
• Evolutionary development of test plan
• Where to focus next
• Most likely errors
• Most visible errors
• Most often used program areas
• Distinguishing urea of the
program
• Hardest areas to fix
• Where and how to add depth
• Decision trees
• Lists
• Test matrices
14. COMPONENTS OF TEST PLANNING
DOCUMENTS
We organize our test planning around:
• Lists
– List of reports
– List of input and output variables
– List of features and functions
– List of error messages
– List of compatible hardware
– List of compatible software
– List of compatible operating
environments
15. COMPONENTS OF TEST PLANNING
DOCUMENTS
• Tables
– Table of reports
– Table of input values and output values
– Decision table
– Printer compatibility table
• Outlines
Function list
• Matrices
– Hardware matrix
– Hardware combination matrix
– Environment matrix
16. Types of Test Planning Documents
• Master Test Plan:
A single high-level test plan for a project/product
that unifies all other test plans.
• Testing Level Specific Test Plans:
Plans for each level of testing.
– Unit Test Plan
– Integration Test Plan
– System Test Plan
– Acceptance Test Plan
• Testing Type Specific Test Plans:
Plans for major types of testing like Performance
Test Plan and Security Test Plan
17. IEEE Template for Test Plan
Test Plans follow a strict structure to ensure all aspects
of testing are covered. This is stated by the ANSI/IEEE
829-1988 Test Plan Structure:
18. A CLOSING THOUGHT
• Many testers generate too much paper
• Main task of a tester
• Select a test document type carefully
