A test plan is contract between the testers and the project team describing the role of testing in the project.
A test plan is contract between the testers and the project team describing the role of testing in the project. The purpose of test plan is to prescribe the scope, approach, resources and schedule of the testing activities. To identify items being tested, the feature to be tested, the testing task to be performed, the personnel responsible for each task and the risks associated with the plan. From this, it is imperative that test plan is made by taking inputs from the product development team, keeping in consideration the project deadlines and risks involved while testing the product or components of the product. After completion of SRS learning and business requirement gathering test management concentrate on test planning. Generally, author of test plan is Test lead or Team lead and Project Manager approves the test plan after review.
