Software Test Plan
Prepare a release test plan with scope, environments, requirement coverage, test cases, entry and exit criteria, and defect tracking.
Use this templatePreview
Test Plan: [Feature or release]
Test owner: [Name]
Build or version: [Identifier]
Test window: [Dates]
Requirements: [PRD and acceptance criteria links]
Objective and scope
[Describe the behaviors and risks this test effort will validate.]
- In scope: [Features, integrations, platforms, and migrations.]
- Out of scope: [Excluded areas and reason.]
- Highest risks: [Critical user journeys and likely failure points.]
Environment and test data
| Environment | Build | Configuration | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Staging] | [Version] | [Flags, dependencies, browsers] | [Name] |
Data: [Fixtures, roles, tenant boundaries, edge cases, setup and cleanup. Use synthetic or approved sanitized data.]
Test strategy
| Level or area | Coverage | Method | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit | [Rules and transformations] | [Automated] | [Name] |
| Integration | [Storage and service contracts] | [Automated] | [Name] |
| End-to-end | [Critical user journeys] | [Automated or manual] | [Name] |
| Accessibility | [Keyboard, focus, screen readers] | [Manual and automated] | [Name] |
| Security | [Authorization and input boundaries] | [Review and targeted tests] | [Name] |
| Performance | [Latency and representative load] | [Measured workload] | [Name] |
Requirement coverage
| Requirement | Test cases | Coverage gap |
|---|---|---|
| [FR-01] | [TC-01, TC-02] | [None or known limitation] |
Test cases
| ID | Scenario and preconditions | Steps | Expected result | Actual result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC-01 | Member can save a draft | Edit, save, close, reopen | Saved content is unchanged | [Observation] | Not run |
| TC-02 | Viewer cannot modify content | Open as a viewer and attempt a write | Write is rejected and content stays unchanged | [Observation] | Not run |
| TC-03 | [Boundary or failure scenario] | [Reproducible steps] | [Observable outcome] | [Observation] | Not run |
Entry criteria
Defect handling
| Defect | Severity | Steps and evidence | Owner | Status | Retest result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Issue link] | [Impact-based severity] | [Reproduction and artifacts] | [Name] | [Open] | [Pending] |
Exit criteria and release recommendation
Summary: [Passed / failed / blocked / not run counts.]
Recommendation: [Release / do not release / conditional release, with rationale.]
Approval: [Name, date, and evidence link.]