This phase involves selecting the best suited approach and arriving at the effort & cost estimation for executing the project. Various components of this phase can be found below
Entry-criteria:
1. Requirements Documents
2. Requirement Traceability matrix.
3. Test automation feasibility document.
Activities:
1. Analyze various testing approaches available
2. Finalize on the best suited approach
3. Preparation of test plan/strategy document for various types of testing
4. Test tool selection
5. Test effort estimation
6. Resource planning and determining roles and responsibilities.
Metrics & Measures:
Effort spent on
1. Test plan/strategy preparation
2. Test plan/strategy review
3. Test plan/strategy rework
4. Test tool selection
Defects
1. Test Plan/strategy review defects.
Deliverables:
1. Test plan/strategy document.
2 Effort estimation document.
Exit-criteria:
1. Approved test plan/strategy document.
2. Effort estimation document signed off.
