5.1.1 Purpose and Content of a Test Plan

Question 1

A test plan describes the test “o…“, “ “, and “p…“ for a test project.

Answer 1

objectives
resources
processes

Question 2

A test plan:
- documents the “ “ and schedule for achieving t…
- helps to ensure that the performed t… will meet the e…
- serves as a means of c… and o…
- demonstrates that testing will adhere to the existing t… (or explains why the testing will d… )

Answer 2

• means
  test objectives
• test activities
  established criteria
• communication with team members
  other stakeholders
• test policy and test strategy
  deviate from them

Question 3

Test planning guides the testers’ “ “ and forces the testers to confront the future challenges related to:
- “ri…”
- “sc…”
- “pe…”
- “to…”
- “co…”
- “ef…”
- “e…”

Answer 3

thinking

• risks
• schedules
• people
• tools
• costs
• effort
• etc.

Question 4

The process of preparing a test plan is a useful way to think through the “ “ needed to achieve the t…

Answer 4

efforts
test objectives.

Question 5

Typical content of a test plan includes:
- context of “ “
- assumptions and “ “ of the t…
- “Stake…”
- “comm…”
- Risk “r…”
- Test “a…”
- budget and “ “

Answer 5

• testing
• constraints
  test project
• stakeholders
• communication
• register
• approach
• schedule

Question 6

Test plan
Context of testing (e.g.
- test “sc…”
- test “o…”
- test “b…” )

Answer 6

• test scope
• test objectives
• test basis

Question 7

Test plan
Stakeholders (e.g
- “ro…”
- “res…”
- rel…
- hiring and t… )

Answer 7

• roles
• responsibilities
• relevance to testing
• training needs

Question 8

Test plan
Communication (e.g
- forms and f…
- document “ “ )

Answer 8

• frequencies of communication
• templates

Question 9

Test plan
Risk Register (e.g.
- prod…
- proj… )

Answer 9

• product risks
• project risks

Question 10

Test plan
Test approach (e.g.
- test “l…”
- test “ty…”
- test “te…”
- test “d…”
- entry and e…
- independence of “ “
- metrics to be “ “
- test data “ “
- test en…
- deviations from the t… )

Answer 10

(e.g.
- levels
- types
- techniques
- deliverables
- exit criteria
- testing
- collected
- requirements
- environment requirements
- test policy and test strategy