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Question: What is difference between a Test Plan, a Test Strategy, A Test Scenario, and a Test Case? What’s their order of succession in the STLC?

Answer: Test Plan: Test plan is a Document, developed by the Test Lead, which contains "What to Test","How to Test", "When to Test", "Who to Test".

Test Strategy: Test Strategy is a Document, developed by the Project manager, which contains what type of technique to follow and which module to test.

Test Scenario: A name given to Test Cases is called Test Scenario. These Test Scenario was deal bythe Test Enggineer.

Test Cases:It is also document andit specifies a Testable condition to validate a functionality. These Test Cases are deal by the Test Enggneer

Order of STLC:

Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Scenario, Test Cases.

Test Plan: Test plan is a Document, developed by the Test Lead, which contains "What to Test","How to Test", "When to Test", "Who to Test".

Test Strategy: Test Strategy is a Document, developed by the Project manager, which contains what type of technique to follow and which module to test.

Test Scenario: A name given to Test Cases is called Test Scenario. These Test Scenario was deal bythe Test Enggineer.

Test Cases:It is also document andit specifies a Testable condition to validate a functionality. These Test Cases are deal by the Test Enggneer

Order of STLC:

Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Scenario, Test Cases.
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Test plan : Test plan is a Document, developed by the Test Lead, which contains "What to Test","How to Test", "When to Test", "Who to Test".

Test Strategy: Test Strategy is a Document, developed by the Project manager, which contains what type of technique to follow and which module to test.

Test Scenario: A name given to Test Cases is called Test Scenario. These Test Scenario was deal bythe Test Enggineer.

Test Cases:It is also document andit specifies a Testable condition to validate a functionality. These Test Cases are deal by the Test Enggneer

Order of STLC:

Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Scenario, Test Cases.
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TEST PLAN:A test plan is a systematic approach to testing a
system such as a
machine or software. The plan typically contains a detailed understanding of what the eventual workflow will be.Test plans in software development.In software testing, a test plan gives detailed testing information
regarding an upcoming testing effort, including• Scope of testing • Schedule • Test Deliverables • Release Criteria • Risks and Contingencies.
TEST CASES:Test cases is a sequence of steps to test the correct behavior of a functionality/ feature of an application
A test case should have an input description, TestSequence and an Expected Behaviour.

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A test strategy is about what you want to test.

Test logistics are about what resources are needed to test what you want to test, the way you want to test it.

A test plan couples those two items, factors in the project plan and yields how and when the testing will be accomplished. Source: CoolInterview.com

TestCase:"Test Case is a Document Where one can find all the prerequisite conditions like testdescription,testdata,teststeps,expectedBahavior.It is Started from erlier stages of the Software Development Life Cycle.Test Cases are written in order to know wether the application,project or product which is in under development (or) Developed, is working Properly or Not. Source: CoolInterview.com

The order of STLC

Test Strategy
Test Plan
Test Scenario
Test Cases Source: CoolInterview.com

Test Plan: This document describes the different types of testing that we follow in our testing cycle, along with the exit and entry criteria, the deliverables at a high level and
defect management etc...

Test Strategy: This document gives the approch for testing.

Test Scenarios: It may contain high level flow of the functionality later which this can be break down into n number of test cases.

Test Cases: Test cases contain a detail level of functionality check


The order of STLC
Test Strategy
Test Plan
Test Scenario
Test Cases Source: CoolInterview.com

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