Software Testing and Continuous Quality Improvement, 3rd Edition

Chapter 14

Test Planning (Plan)

The purpose of the test project plan is to provide the basis for accomplishing testing in an organized manner. From a managerial point of view, it is the most important document, because it helps manage the test project. If a test plan is comprehensive and carefully thought out, test execution and analysis should proceed smoothly. (See Appendix E1 for a sample unit test plan, Appendix E4 for a sample system test plan, and Appendix F24 for a unit testing checklist, which can be used to verify that unit testing has been thorough and comprehensive.)

The test project plan is an ongoing document, particularly in the spiral environment, because the system is constantly changing. As the system changes, so does the test ...