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Test Plan

Test Plan

Project: {{PROJECT_NAME}} Version: {{VERSION}} Date: {{DATE}} Author: {{AUTHOR}} Status: Draft | In Review | Approved Reviewers: {{REVIEWERS}}

Document History

Version Date Author Changes
0.1 {{DATE}} {{AUTHOR}} Initial draft

1. Test Objectives

This test plan covers testing for {{RELEASE_NAME}} ({{VERSION}}) of {{PROJECT_NAME}}.

Primary objectives:

  1. Verify that {{OBJECTIVE_1}}
  2. Verify that {{OBJECTIVE_2}}
  3. Confirm no regression in {{REGRESSION_AREA}}
  4. Validate performance under expected production load

Out of scope for this plan: See Section 3 (Scope).

2. Features Under Test

Feature / Story Priority Test Types Owner
{{FEATURE_1}} Critical Unit, Integration, E2E {{OWNER}}
{{FEATURE_2}} High Unit, Integration {{OWNER}}
{{FEATURE_3}} Medium Unit {{OWNER}}
Regression — {{AREA}} High E2E, Manual {{OWNER}}

3. Scope

In Scope

  • {{IN_SCOPE_1}}
  • {{IN_SCOPE_2}}
  • Regression testing of {{REGRESSION_MODULES}}
  • Performance testing of {{PERF_SCOPE}} endpoints
  • Security testing of new authentication changes

Out of Scope

Item Justification
{{OUT_1}} {{REASON_1}}
{{OUT_2}} {{REASON_2}}
Third-party integrations ({{SERVICE}}) Tested in integration test suite; provider responsible for own reliability

4. Test Schedule & Milestones

Milestone Date Responsible
Test plan approved {{DATE}} QA Lead
Test environment ready {{DATE}} Platform team
Test data seeded {{DATE}} QA team
Unit + integration tests complete {{DATE}} Dev team
E2E test authoring complete {{DATE}} QA team
Regression testing complete {{DATE}} QA team
UAT start {{DATE}} QA + Product
UAT sign-off {{DATE}} Product Owner
Performance testing complete {{DATE}} DevOps + QA
Go/no-go decision {{DATE}} Eng manager
Production release {{DATE}} Release manager

5. Resource Allocation

Resource Role Testing Activities Availability
{{PERSON_1}} QA Lead E2E authoring, regression 100%
{{PERSON_2}} Developer Unit + integration tests 30% of sprint
{{PERSON_3}} Developer Unit + integration tests 30% of sprint
{{PERSON_4}} DevOps Performance, infrastructure 20%
{{PERSON_5}} Product Owner UAT review and sign-off As needed

6. Entry Criteria

Testing may begin when:

  • Feature development is code-complete (all tickets in "Ready for QA")
  • Unit tests passing (≥ {{UNIT_PASS_RATE}}% pass rate)
  • Integration tests passing
  • Build artifact deployed to test environment
  • Test environment is stable (health checks passing)
  • Test data is seeded and verified
  • Test cases for new features reviewed and approved
  • Previous known blocking bugs resolved (see bug tracker)

7. Exit Criteria

Testing is complete when:

  • All test cases executed
  • ≥ {{PASS_RATE}}% of test cases pass
  • All Critical and High defects resolved or accepted with justification
  • Medium defects reviewed — plan in place for outstanding items
  • Code coverage ≥ {{COVERAGE_GATE}}%
  • E2E tests passing on staging
  • Performance tests meeting SLA targets
  • UAT sign-off obtained from Product Owner
  • Go/no-go checklist complete (see Section 14)
  • Release notes updated with test summary

Exceptional circumstances: If exit criteria cannot be met, a documented risk acceptance from {{ACCEPTANCE_AUTHORITY}} is required.

8. Test Strategy Summary Per Type

Type Approach Tool Owner Gate
Unit White-box, TDD where applicable {{UNIT_TOOL}} Developers Blocks merge
Integration Real dependencies via TestContainers {{INT_TOOL}} Developers Blocks merge
E2E Critical user journeys, automated {{E2E_TOOL}} QA Blocks release
Regression Automated suite + targeted manual {{E2E_TOOL}} + manual QA Blocks release
Performance Load test at {{LOAD_PROFILE}} {{PERF_TOOL}} DevOps Blocks release
Security SAST + SCA + manual review {{SAST_TOOL}} DevOps Blocks merge
UAT Business scenario validation Manual Product Owner Blocks release
Accessibility Automated + manual audit {{A11Y_TOOL}} Developer + QA Warning

9. Test Environment Requirements

Environment Purpose URL Access Needed
Dev Unit/integration dev.{{DOMAIN}} All team members
Staging E2E, regression, UAT staging.{{DOMAIN}} Team + PM + stakeholders
Performance Load testing Isolated (production-sized) DevOps + QA

Environment requirements:

  • Staging must have production-equivalent configuration
  • Test database seeded with {{DATA_VOLUME}} records
  • Third-party integrations in sandbox/test mode
  • Monitoring enabled (same as production)

10. Test Data Requirements

Data Category Volume Creation Method Responsible
Test user accounts {{USER_COUNT}} scripts/seed-users.sh QA team
{{DATA_TYPE_1}} {{VOLUME}} Factory / fixtures QA team
{{DATA_TYPE_2}} {{VOLUME}} Anonymized from production DevOps
Edge case data (empty states, max values) Defined per test Manual / fixtures QA team

Data cleanup: All test data removed after test run via scripts/cleanup.sh

11. Risk-Based Test Prioritization

Risk Area Likelihood Impact Priority Mitigation
Payment processing failure Medium Critical P1 Full regression + manual testing
Data migration errors High Critical P1 Staged migration + rollback plan
Performance degradation Medium High P2 Load test at 2x expected peak
Third-party API downtime Low Medium P3 Stub in tests, circuit breaker in code
Authentication edge cases Low Critical P1 Full auth test suite

12. Dependencies & Assumptions

Dependencies:

  • Platform team provisions staging environment by {{DATE}}
  • {{THIRD_PARTY}} sandbox environment available
  • Security team approves SAST configuration by {{DATE}}

Assumptions:

  • Feature requirements will not change during the testing phase
  • All developers will respond to bugs within {{BUG_RESPONSE_SLA}} hours
  • UAT participants are available per the schedule in Section 4

13. Defect Management Process

Bug tracker: {{BUG_TRACKER}} Severity levels:

Severity Definition Resolution SLA
Critical System unusable, data loss, security issue Fix before release
High Major feature broken, no workaround Fix before release
Medium Feature degraded, workaround exists Fix in next sprint
Low Minor issue, cosmetic Backlog

Bug lifecycle: Open → Assigned → In Progress → Fixed → Verified → Closed Triage cadence: Daily during active testing phase

14. Test Deliverables

Deliverable Format Due Date Owner
Test plan (this document) Markdown {{DATE}} QA Lead
Test cases {{BUG_TRACKER}} / Markdown {{DATE}} QA team
Test execution results Automated CI reports + summary {{DATE}} QA team
Defect report {{BUG_TRACKER}} Ongoing QA team
Performance test report Markdown + charts {{DATE}} DevOps
UAT sign-off Signed uat-signoff.md {{DATE}} Product Owner
Test summary report Markdown {{DATE}} QA Lead

Approval

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Author
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