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A Test Strategy Document in software testing is a high-level document that defines the overall testing approach for an application or organization. It explains how testing will be done, not the project schedule details.
📘 What is a Test Strategy?
A Test Strategy describes the testing principles, methods, tools, and standards to be followed across projects.
🔹 Prepared by: Test Manager / QA Lead
🔹 Scope: Organization / Product level
5️⃣ Test Strategy
Describes how testing will be performed
Includes:
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Types of testing:
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Functional Testing
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Regression Testing
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Smoke Testing
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Sanity Testing
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UI Testing
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Test design techniques:
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Equivalence Partitioning
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Boundary Value Analysis
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Decision Table
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Test levels:
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System Testing
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UAT support
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6️⃣ Test Environment
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Hardware
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Software
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OS
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Browsers
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Network
Example: -
OS: Windows 10
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Browser: Chrome, Firefox
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Environment: QA
7️⃣ Test Data
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Type of data required
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Source of test data
Example: Valid & invalid login credentials
8️⃣ Entry Criteria
Conditions to start testing
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Test environment ready
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Requirements finalized
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Build deployed
9️⃣ Exit Criteria
Conditions to stop testing
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All test cases executed
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Critical & High severity defects fixed
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Test summary report prepared
🔟 Test Deliverables
Documents produced during testing:
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Test Plan
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Test Scenarios
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Test Cases
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Defect Reports
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Test Summary Report
1️⃣1️⃣ Roles & Responsibilities
| Role | Responsibility |
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| Test Lead | Planning, reporting |
| Tester | Test case execution |
| Developer | Bug fixing |
| PM | Approval |
1️⃣2️⃣ Schedule / Timeline
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Test case design
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Test execution
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Defect fixing
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Regression testing
1️⃣3️⃣ Risks & Mitigation
| Risk | Mitigation |
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| Requirement changes | Re-review test cases |
| Environment issues | Backup environment |
1️⃣4️⃣ Assumptions
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Stable requirements
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Resources available as planned
1️⃣5️⃣ Approvals
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Test Lead
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Project Manager
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Client
📌 Simple Interview Definition
Tags: Test Strategy DocumentA Test Plan is a document that defines the testing scope, strategy, schedule, resources, and deliverables of a testing project.
