Test planning and estimation

18 min · Module 15

A test plan for a release/feature covers scope/out-of-scope, schedule, environments, data, responsibilities, deliverables (reports/defects), and contingencies.

Estimate by risk and change size, not by “number of screens.” Time-box exploratory charters. Use the Lab work board as your plan backlog.

Example / notes

# Mini plan for deploying Lab 1.1.0-rc (2 hours)
# In: QA-103, QA-104, QA-102, release flag checks
# Out: visual polish of settings copy
# Deliverables: reports + defects with release_version
# Contingency: if search broken, fail QA-103 and recommend block/hotfix

Practice in Lab: /lab/work/

← Writing a test strategy

Modules in this track

15. QA Foundations — Strategy & Planning
- Writing a test strategy
- Test planning and estimation
16. Test Design Techniques
17. API & Contract Testing
- HTTP API testing fundamentals
- Contract and schema testing
18. Performance Testing Basics
- Performance concepts and SLOs
- Designing a minimal performance check
19. Security Testing Basics
- Auth, sessions, and authorization
- OWASP-minded checks for web apps
20. Accessibility Testing
- Accessible by design checks
- Automated a11y smoke
21. Mobile Testing
- Mobile web quality risks
- Native apps and device farms (overview)
22. CI/CD, Quality Gates & Environments
- Pipelines and quality gates
- Environments and progressive delivery
23. Test Data, Environments & Observability
- Test data management
- Observability for QA
24. Soft Skills — Stakeholders, Mentoring, Metrics
- Stakeholder communication
- Mentoring and quality metrics/OKRs
25. Career & Process — Agile, Compliance, Senior Bar