A portrayal of Test Plan

Test Plan:

Test plan is complete and concise description , which represents all processes of testing.

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Aim:

The Aim of Test Plan is to complete all test process with on time and budget with following all defined standards

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How to write a test Plan:

However numerous article and documents are available for Test Plan writing. This creates a lot of deliberation in brain of manager. IEEE has defined the template for test plan to reduce this.

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IEEE Test Plan template 829:

- Test plan identifier : A unique String by which the test plan may be identified and may include version information too

- Introduction :

Summary of the test plan, including type of testing, level of testing (System test plan , component test plan, unit test plan...), any references to other documents, scope of testing and so on

- Test items:

The artefacts that will be examined during the test process.

- Features to be tested:

The features or items of the specification that will be examined

- Features not to be tested:

The features or items part of the specification that will not be examined

- Approach :

Addresses how the testing will take place during an examination of AUT.

- Item pass/fail criteria:

This could be viewed as the criteria for completion of testing per this plan.

- Suspension criteria and resumption requirements:

List the criterion for pausing or resumption of testing

- Test deliverable :

The artifacts created by the testing team that will be delivered as per this plan. Examples include - test cases, test design specifications, output from tools, test reports, etc.

- Testing tasks:

The testing tasks involved, their dependencies if any, time they will take and resource requirements

- Environmental needs :

List needs such as hardware, software and other environmental requirements for Assessment process of AUT.

- Responsibilities :

List of the people responsible for the various parts of the plan.

- Staffing and training needs:

The people & skill sets needed to carry out the test activities

- Schedule :

List the schedule dates when testing will take place. Also, list all the test activities according to time and date.

- Risks and contingencies:

Identify the risks, likelihood and impact as well as possible mitigation steps

- Approvals :

Sign-off by the stakeholders, denoting agreement etc.

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Key Notes.

Key Point to consider First for Preparation of Test Plan.

• Staff day cost estimation and break down of a task by discipline.
• Work plan strategy.
• Schedule
• Cost estimation( including travelling and others extra wages )
• Personal Assignments.
• Deliverable.
• Communication responsibilities.

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Key points to Resource Management Plan.

• Resource Planing details
• Data information.

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The key point of care for budgeting.

• Ability and absence of data.
• Public and use of assets.
• A number of internal and external issues.
• Location
• Training

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Process for prioritising Management area.

• Cost share opportunity for resource management process preparation
• Public user / User conflicts
• Economical budget
• management responsibility.
• Cultural and natural Resource protection
• Existing land issue..

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Remedy Plans:

Management must plan for Disasters with application . Some time risk and contingencies are properly mitigated but plan does not pay for its outcome. Since then managers have a healing option with such situations. This kind of plan always be hidden and specific. Also they must have best option for optimized result.