Test Plan Template
Use this Test Plan template (29 page MS Word) to document the strategy that will be used to verify and ensure that a software product or system meets its design specifications and other requirements. It will help you define Release Criteria, identify Test Deliverables, prepare Budget Costs and describe the test environment to be used for the testing. Includes Free Requirements Traceability Matrix, Roles and Responsibility and Project Costs templates.
Test Plan Template: Purpose
Use this Test Plan template to:
- Define your Test Plan Strategy.
- Identify different types of testing to be performed.
- Provide schedules for test activities.
Test Plan Template: Screenshots
Chapter 1, Introduction
Scope, Code Freeze Date, and Exception Handling
Issues and Dependencies
Chapter 2, Test Plan Strategy
Chapter 3, Test Environment
Chapter 4, Control Procedures
Chapter 5, Test Execution
Chapter 6, Release Criteria
Chapter 7, Management Approach
Chapter 7.3, Resource Loading Chart
Chapter 7.4, Budget Information
Test Plan Template: Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives
1.2 System Description
1.3 Scope
1.4 Code Freeze Date
1.5 Exception Handling
1.6 Risks
1.7 Issues
1.8 Dependencies
1.9 Relationship to Other Plans
2 Test Plan Strategy
2.1 Acceptance Testing
2.2 Automated Test
2.3 Beta Testing
2.4 Conversion Testing
2.5 Documentation Test
2.6 Hardware Testing
2.7 Interface Testing
2.8 Integration Testing
2.9 Localization
2.10 Network Testing
2.11 Parallel Testing
2.12 Security Testing
2.13 Stress and Volume Test
2.14 System Test
2.15 Performance Testing
2.16 Recovery Testing
2.17 Regression Testing
2.18 Unit Testing
2.19 User Acceptance Test
3 Test Environments
3.1 Hardware
3.1.1 Servers
3.1.2 Server Configuration
3.1.3 Desktop Configuration
3.2 Software
3.3 Security
3.4 Tools
3.5 Documentation
4 Control Procedures
4.1 Reviews
4.2 Bug Review meetings
4.3 Change Control
4.4 Defect Reporting
5 Test Execution
5.1 Features to be tested
5.2 Test Case Matrix
6 Release Criteria
6.1 Readiness Criteria
6.2 Acceptance Criteria
6.2.1 Alpha release criteria
6.2.2 Beta release criteria
6.2.3 Final release criteria
6.3 Pass/Fail Criteria
6.4 Suspension Criteria
6.5 Resumption Criteria
6.5.1 Release to User Acceptance Test Criteria
6.5.2 Release to Production Criteria
6.6 Severity Codes
7 Management Approach
7.1 Test Deliverables
7.2 Roles and Responsibilities
7.3 Resource Loading Chart
7.4 Budget Information
7.5 Training Requirements
8 Appendix A
8.1 Glossary of Terms
8.2 Traceability Matrix
Free Requirements Traceability Matrix
Requirements Traceability Matrix
Free Test Plan Excel spreadsheets
Test Plan Template: Contents & Format
The templates are in Microsoft Word and Excel format and can be downloaded online for only $9.99. The template pack includes the following documents:
| Test Plan Template | 29 pages |  |
| Requirements Traceability Matrix | 6 pages | |
| Project Costs | 1 x spreadsheet |  |
| Roles and Responsibility | 1 x spreadsheet | |