What is difference between Test Plan and Test Strategy?
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Answer / srikant behera
First comes the Test Strategy and later comes the test plan.
There can be multiple test strategy, but only one plan of
execution.
Test Strategy to be done along with Management and Test
plan to be done along with the team
Test Strategy decides the time lines. Test plan executes
based on the times lines.
You cannot change the test strategy once its freezed. But u
can change the test plan even though if its freezed.
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Answer / sriharsha ( wipro technologies
i will be as simple as possible :
Test Plan : What we are going to test
What we are not going to test
How many resources we need
Scope
Risk
Timeline
Tools to be used ( Automated / Performance /
Bug Tracking / etc )
Our Company has 18 features in its test plan
Test Strategy : How are we going to test that are planned?
Please Feel free to mail me @ karanth.sriharsha@gmail.com
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Answer / kathiravan
Test Plan:-
It contains item to test.
1)revision History
2)Introduction
3)Objective
4)Process
5)Test Strategy
6)Exit/Entry criteria
7)Schedules
8)Milestone
9)Delevariable
10)Commands
Test Strategy:-
Item how to test
White box testing
Black box testing
Gui testing
Database testing
Automation testing
Item to Test
Item not to Test
These are all Test strategy
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Answer / ramarao
Test stratagy is the testing approch which testing types u
can develope for the testing.
Test plan is nothing but a project level doucement which
provides wt r the testing to be coverd,shedule of the
testing and all the imformation about the testing is
aviliable.
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Answer / shweth
test strategy is overall description and test plan is
detailed instructions for caryying out testing.
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Answer / mithra
Test plan
It means simply,it is road map for the entire testing
acitivity.In that we have to mention what type testing we
are going to test the application,and scope,objective,Roles
and responsibility,resources,schedule,communication
approach,risk management etc.
Test strategy
It means what type testing we are going to do in the
application,which type of testing techquies we are going to
use in the application like that.
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Answer / u14810
First Comes:Test Strategy
It should be developed each and every project.
It Contains:-When will testing occur,what kind of testing
occur,testing objectives,goals,risk.
Second Comes:-Test Plan.
Details of testing process.
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Answer / gowtham
Test Plan is a blue print and following through plan is a
strategy how to go with test
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Answer / jmk
Test Strategy is the overall approach of the test process
Test plan is the detailed approach of the test process
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TeST PLAN: test plan is a strategic document which
describes how tp perform testing in an appropriate and
accurate and efficient manner.
Test strategy: test strategy is a organisation level
document which is used for all the projects in the company.
test cases is a project level documernt which is used for a
particular project.
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