Test Strategy Document Components

Question 1

What’s the difference between a test strategy and a test plan?

Answer 1

Test Strategy is a high-level document which defines the approach for software testing and sets the standards for software testing.

Test plan generally is release specific which mainly focuses on what to test, when to test and how to test and who is testing

Question 2

High-level document which sets the standard for testing.

Answer 2

Test Strategy

Question 3

What are the components of testing strategy

Answer 3

Test Organization, Roles & Responsibilities, QA process flow, Test Entry and Exit Criteria, Testing Levels and Tems Responsible, Defect cycle and its ownership, Tools that will be used for Test Management, Severity and Priority Definitions, Reporting Process

Question 4

Give me an example of test strategy you produced and how did you approach it?

Answer 4

a) I have produced test strategy for Morgan Stanley
b) It was for a newly setup test organization which was intending to support multiple number of applications in its BU
c) i started with the QA requirements - what are the things that QA needs like Req document, application walkthrough
d) Defining the Test Organization, Role & Responsibilities
e) QA process flow diagram
f) Defect process flow and ownership
g) Testing, Severity and Priority definitions
h) Define the entry and exit criteria
i) Reporting Process
j) Sign off mechanism

Question 5

Usually this document is referred by the Program as a guideline for testing

Answer 5

Test Strategy