This is a summary of the ANSI/IEEE Standard 829-1983. It describes a test plan as:
“A document describing the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of intended testing activities. It identifies test items, the features to be tested, the testing tasks, who will do each task, and any risks requiring contingency planning.”

This standard specifies the following test plan outline:

Test Plan Identifier:
A unique identifier

Introduction
Summary of the items and features to be tested Need for and history of each item (optional)
References to related documents such as project authorization, project plan, QA plan, configuration management plan, relevant policies, relevant standards
References to lower level test plans

Test Items
Test items and their version Characteristics of their transmittal media
References to related documents such as requirements specification, design specification, users guide, operations guide, installation guide
References to bug reports related to test items
Items which are specifically not going to be tested (optional)

Features to be Tested
All software features and combinations of features to be tested
References to test-design specifications associated with each feature and combination of features

Features Not to Be Tested
All features and significant combinations of features which will not be tested The reasons these features won’t be testedApproach
Overall approach to testing
For each major group of features of combinations of featres, specify the approach
Specify major activities, techniques, and tools which are to be used to test the groups
Specify a minimum degree of comprehensiveness required
Identify which techniques will be used to judge comprehensiveness
Specify any additional completion criteria
Specify techniques which are to be used to trace requirements
Identify significant constraints on testing, such as test-item availability, testing-resource availability, and deadline

Item Pass/Fail Criteria
Specify the criteria to be used to determine whether each test item has passed or failed testing

Suspension Criteria and Resumption Requirements
Specify criteria to be used to suspend the testing activity Specify testing activities which must be redone when testing is resumed Test Deliverables
Identify the deliverable documents: test plan, test design specifications, test case specifications, test procedure specifications, test item transmittal reports, test logs, test incident reports, test summary reports
Identify test input and output data Identify test tools (optional) Testing Tasks Identify tasks necessary to prepare for and perform testing Identify all task interdependencies
Identify any special skills required

Environmental Needs
Specify necessary and desired properties of the test environment: physical characteristics of the facilities including hardware, communications and system software, the mode of usage (i.e., stand-alone), and any other software or supplies needed
Specify the level of security required Identify special test tools needed Identify any other testing needs Identify the source for all needs which are not currently available Responsibilities
Identify groups responsible for managing, designing, preparing, executing, witnessing, checking and resolving
Identify groups responsible for providing the test items identified in the Test Items section
Identify groups responsible for providing the environmental needs identified in the Environmental Needs section

Staffing and Training Needs
Specify staffing needs by skill level Identify training options for providing necessary skills Schedule Specify test milestones Specify all item transmittal events Estimate time required to do each testing task Schedule all testing tasks and test milestones For each testing resource, specify its periods of use Risks and Contingencies Identify the high-risk assumptions of the test plan Specify contingency plans for each Approvals Specify the names and titles of all persons who must approve the plan Provide space for signatures and dates
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