What is the difference between Test strategy and Test plan?
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Answer / roshini
Test Plan: Test plan is a Document, developed by the Test
Lead, which contains "What to Test","How to Test", "When to
Test", "Who to Test".
Test Strategy is the plan for how you are going to approach
testing for the developed application.
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Answer / sukannya
Test strategy is all about how to test a piece of code and
test plan is about when to test and in what sequence
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Answer / pranathi
Test Strategy:
It defines what levels of testing will be conducted and by
whom,the TestPlan and how the testing will be
executed,measured,managed and controlled.
To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the testing
process there are different levels of testing perormed at
diff stages proir to the implementation of solution.
Is a document that doesnot change from project to project.
Test strategy clarify the major tasks and challenges of the
test project is to establish the framework for testing the
system.
Gererally initiated by ProjectManager,where he figures out
what tests to be applied on build and he decides what are
the relevant tests to be done on the receieved build.
TestPlan:is a comprehensive doc which describes the scope
of testing,exit and entry criterias,environment,features to
be and not to be tested ,testing startegies,risks and
contingencies,staffing and training
needs,responsibilities,suspension criteria and resumption
requirements,Test deliverables..and includes many more
details.
Usually each company will have test plan template which is
usually followed.
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Answer / kcube
Test strategy is a document that tells how you are going to
address testing for a particular project or module. Some
companies will matain a seperate strategy document, others
include it in the test plan.
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