Test Planning

Test Planning:

Test Planning is most important phase of Software testing life cycle where all testing strategy is defined. This phase also called as Test Strategy phase. In this phase typically Test Manager (or Test Lead based on company to company) involved to determine the effort and cost estimates for entire project. This phase will be kicked off once the requirement gathering phase is completed & based on the requirement analysis, start preparing the Test Plan. The Result of Test Planning phase will be Test Plan or Test strategy & Testing Effort estimation documents. Once test planning phase is completed the QA team can start with test cases development activity.

Entry Criteria	Activities	Deliverable
1.      Requirements Documents (Updated version of unclear or missing requirement). 2.      Automation feasibility report.	1.      Define Objective & scope of the project. 2.      List down the testing types involved in the STLC. 3.      Test effort estimation and resource planning. 4.      Selection of testing tool if required. 5.      Define the testing process overview. 6.      Define the test environment required for entire project. 7.      Prepare the test schedules. 8.      Define the control procedures. 9.      Determining roles and responsibilities. 10.  List down the testing deliverable. 11.  Define the entry criteria, suspension criteria, resumption criteria and exit criteria. 12.  Define the risk involved if any.	1.      Test Plan or Test strategy document. 2.      Testing Effort estimation document.