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: Verify that {{OBJECTIVE_1}} Verify that {{OBJECTIVE_2}} Confirm no regression in {{REGRESSION_AREA}} 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 Related Documents Test Strategy Test Case Template E2E Test Plan Performance Test Plan Definition of Done UAT Sign-off Approval Role Name Date Signature Author Reviewer Approver