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Test Plan PPM Version 2.0

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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1. Solution Information Information Solution Name Solution Acronym Project Cost Accounting System (PCAS) Identifier Document Owner Primary Segment Sponsor Version/Release Number

2. Document History Version Date Author Revision Description No.

PPM Version 2.0  June 2014 Page ii ...... Test Plan Note to the Author [This document is a template of a Test Plan document for a project. The template includes instructions to the author, boilerplate text, and fields that should be replaced with the values specific to the project.

 Blue italicized text enclosed in square brackets ([text]) provides instructions to the document author, or describes the intent, assumptions and context for content included in this document.  Blue italicized text enclosed in angle brackets () indicates a field that should be replaced with information specific to a particular project.  Text and tables in black are provided as boilerplate examples of wording and formats that may be used or modified as appropriate to a specific project. These are offered only as suggestions to assist in developing project documents; they are not mandatory formats.

When using this template for your project document, it is recommended that you follow these steps: 1. Replace all text enclosed in angle brackets (e.g., ) with the correct field values. These angle brackets appear in both the body of the document and in headers and footers. To customize fields in Microsoft Word (which display a gray background when selected): a. Select File>Properties>Summary and fill in the Title field with the Document Name and the Subject field with the Project Name. b. Select File>Properties>Custom and fill in the Last Modified, Status, and Version fields with the appropriate information for this document. c. After you click OK to close the dialog box, update the fields throughout the document with these values by selecting Edit>Select All (or Ctrl-A) and pressing F9. Alternatively, you can update an individual field by clicking on it and pressing F9. This must be done separately for Headers and Footers. 2. Modify boilerplate text as appropriate to the specific project. 3. To add any new sections to the document, ensure that the appropriate header and body text styles are maintained. Styles used for the Section Headings are Heading 1, Heading 2 and Heading 3. Style used for boilerplate text is Body Text. 4. To update the Table of Contents, right-click and select “Update field” and choose the option- “Update entire table” 5. Before submission of the first draft of this document, delete this “Notes to the Author” page and all instructions to the author, which appear throughout the document as blue italicized text enclosed in square brackets.]

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3. Contents

NOTE: If project teams are using automated tools to track and document testing activities, it is acceptable to substitute tool-generated test result reports if they meet the information requirements of the PPM template.

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4. Introduction

4.1. Purpose This Test Plan provides a summary of the results of test performed as outlined within this document.

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5. Resource Requirements

5.1. Testing Environment

5.2. Other Testing Components

5.3. Personnel Roles and Responsibilities Role/Function Necessary Skills Responsibilities (Experience, Tool Sets, Etc.) Project manager Test lead Configuration manager Quality assurance team member Database administrator Enterprise architect Network administrator IT security specialist User testers Table 1 - Personnel Roles and Responsibilities

5.4. Testing Schedule

5.5. Staff Training

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6.1. Testing Assumptions

6.2. Testing Constraints

6.3. Project-Level Testing Risks

7. Testing Approach

7.1. Methodology

7.2. Test Progression/Order

7.3. Test Milestones

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7.4. Test Data

7.5. Recording Results

7.6. Analyzing Results

7.7. Defect Resolution

8. Unit/System Testing

8.1. Test Risks/Issues

8.2. Items to Be Tested/Not Tested Items to Be Tested Test Description Test Responsibil Date ity

Table 2 - Items Included in Unit/System Testing Items Excluded from Description Testing

Table 3 - Items Excluded from Unit/System Testing

8.3. Regulatory/Mandate Criteria

8.4. Test Pass/Fail Criteria

8.5. Test Entry/Exit Criteria

8.6. Test Deliverables

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8.8. Test Environmental/Staffing/Training Needs

9. User Acceptance Testing

Table 4 - Items Included in User Acceptance Testing Items Excluded from Description Testing

Table 5 - Items Excluded from User Acceptance Testing

10. Other Testing

Table 6 - Items Included in Other Required Testing Items Excluded from Description Testing

Table 7 - Items Excluded from Other Required Testing

11. Appendix A: References Table 8 below summarizes the documents referenced in this document. Document Name Description Location version number>

Table 8 - Appendix A: References

12. Appendix B: Key Terms Table 9 below provides definitions and explanations for terms and acronyms relevant to the content presented within this document. Term Definition [Insert Term]

Table 9 - Appendix B: Key Terms

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