Creating a Test Plan in Efficient way

Are you still looking for another project’s test plan template before starting to create one for yourself? If the answer is yes, time to change your approach, mindset and bring some changes/creativity into the entire process. Two applications may have similar features but that does not mean they both will be having same context. While creating test plan it’s important to understand the application we are testing and the context of its usage. More than following a fixed template, create a new one which is more relevant, flexible, and useful for the team.

Here are few tips to keep in mind before creating a test plan:

• Information about the project/application under test (domain/technical and relevant context)
• Information about the target users
• Scope of testing
• Not in scope
• Timelines
• Test pyramid
• Test types
• Test execution and release planning
• Automation plan
• Tools/frameworks to be used.
• Risks and mitigation plans
• Processes to be followed (workflows for epics/stories/tasks and defects lifecycle and continuous testing)
• Reporting mechanisms to be used.
• Metrics to be measured.

How to create a test plan?

• Discuss and brainstorm with the team.
• Come up with a common understanding of how to perform testing throughout.
• Create it using any format/tool the team is comfortable with.
• Review and incorporate feedbacks.
• Make it a live document and keep updating it as and when development is progressing.