TEST PLAN: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
When
a Big project comes, it’s the Test Manager who writes the test plan.If
there are 3 small projects, then Test Manager allocates each project to each
Test lead. The Test lead writes the test plan for the project which he is
allocated.
1)
Test Manager
Ø Writes
or reviews test plan
Ø Interacts
with customer, development team and management
Ø Sign
off release note
Ø Handle
issues and escalations
2)
Test Lead
Ø Writes
or reviews test plan
Ø Interacts
with development team and customers
Ø Allocates
work to test engineers and ensure that they are completing the work within the schedule
Ø Consolidate
reports sent by Test Engineers and communicate it to development team,
customers(if it is a time&material project) and management
3)
Senior Test Engineer
Ø Review
test plan
Ø Write
test cases for trend analysis
Ø Asset
survey
Ø Write
traceability matrix
Ø Review
test cases written for sales and purchase modules
Ø Execute
test cases written for trend analysis, asset survey, registration (old module
developed in previous release. Adding trend analysis and asset survey has
affected. Old module has been affected. So do regression testing)
Ø Perform
compatibility testing using Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google
Chrome in Windows XP and Windows Vista
Ø Prepare
test execution report and communicate it to Test lead.
4)
Junior Test Engineer
Ø Set
up and install the product
Ø Identify
test cases to be automated
Ø Automate
identified test cases using QTP
Ø Execute
and maintain automation scripts
