Test Planning Basics

Summary

Deciding what will be tested, how, by whom, and on what timeline before execution begins — a test plan is the roadmap that keeps testing effort organized and aligned with project risk and scope.

• 1Draft a basic test plan outline for a hypothetical feature: scope, approach, resources, timeline.
• 2Learn why skipping test planning often leads to uneven, ad-hoc testing coverage.
• 3Understand a test plan should scale with project risk, not be the same heavy document every time.