Task: Develop Test Plan

This task creates the test plan once the requirements for the test are known.

Purpose

The purpose of this task is to create a test plan that depicts the approach, scope and content of a test suite.

Relationships

Roles	Primary: Tester	Additional:	Assisting:
Inputs	Mandatory: Model Test Case	Optional: Stakeholder Requirements Specification Systems Requirements Specification Test Plan Test Suite Use-Case Model	External: None
Outputs	Test Case Test Plan Test Suite Traceability Record

Main Description

This task creates the unit test plan or suite based upon the context of the model being built in the current activity. The model could be the Platform Independent Model or the Platform Specific Model.

Steps

Create test plan organization

Define the organization structure you will use in the test plan i.e. chapters, sections, index, etc.

Add Test Cases to test suite

Each test case should include preconditions, data, test flow, and expected results.

Add <<verify>> traceability from test cases to requirements

It is important to establish traceability from the test case to the requirement as soon as you write the test case.

Perform coverage analysis to ensure test case coverage is adequate

This is very difficult to do by hand. It is best to perform coverage analysis using test coverage tools.

Specify tester steps required for test execution

The tester must know how to set up, perform, and analyze the test execution.