5.1.4 The Level Test Plan

The test plan defines the test procedure for an entire test project, passing through several test levels such as component testing, integration testing, and system test. In large or complex test projects in which different teams may be in charge of different test levels, it may make sense to set up different test plans for different test levels. One test level plan details the planning for a particular test level and represents the application and substantiation of the test plan specifications for that level. It covers the same topics, but it’s constrained to a particular test level. When using a test management tool, such test level plans may not exist at all in document form but only in the form of planning data.