Software Test Plan (STP)
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Software Test Plan
1. INTRODUCTION
The Introduction section of the Software Test Plan (STP) provides an overview of the project
and the product test strategy, a list of testing deliverables, the plan for development and
evolution of the STP, reference material, and agency definitions and acronyms used in the
STP.
The Software Test Plan (STP) is designed to prescribe the scope, approach, resources,
and schedule of all testing activities. The plan must identify the items to be tested, the
features to be tested, the types of testing to be performed, the personnel responsible for
testing, the resources and schedule required to complete testing, and the risks
associated with the plan.
1.1 Objectives
(Describe, at a high level, the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of the
testing activities. Provide a concise summary of the test plan objectives, the
products to be delivered, major work activities, major work products, major
milestones, required resources, and master high-level schedules, budget, and
effort requirements.)
1.2 Testing Strategy
Testing is the process of analyzing a software item to detect the differences
between existing and required conditions and to evaluate the features of the
software item. (This may appear as a specific document (such as a Test
Specification), or it may be part of the organization's standard test approach. For
each level of testing, there should be a test plan and an appropriate set of
deliverables. The test strategy should be clearly defined and the Software Test
Plan acts as the high-level test plan. Specific testing activities will have their own
test plan. Refer to secti