The Importance of Testing Plans

Testing is often an underdeveloped part of project plans. Here are circumstances that make solid testing plans critical:

Uncharted territory. If your project is delivering a product new to your company, risk increases. To address this risk, testing should include reviews throughout the project life-cycle.

Interface complexity. As interface volume and complexity increases, so does your need for rigorous testing. In your testing plan, consider impacts to people, processes, and technology from all interfaces.

Vendor touchpoints. Integrating vendor products means more interfaces with increased complexity. Expand your normal testing rigor when vendor products are involved. Increase your testing regime with vendor products. Test all assumptions. Create a data dictionary and confirm compliance with its contents.

For more on testing, watch this LinkedIn Learning testing course.