Editing Software testing (section)

====Test plan====
{{Main|Test plan}}
A [[test plan]] is a document detailing the approach that will be taken for intended test activities. The plan may include aspects such as objectives, scope, processes and procedures, personnel requirements, and contingency plans.<ref name="LewisSoftware16-2">{{Cite book |last=Lewis, W.E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgaBDd0TfT8C&pg=PA92 |title=Software Testing and Continuous Quality Improvement |publisher=CRC Press |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-4398-3436-7 |edition=3rd |pages=92–6}}</ref> The test plan could come in the form of a single plan that includes all test types (like an acceptance or system test plan) and planning considerations, or it may be issued as a master test plan that provides an overview of more than one detailed test plan (a plan of a plan).<ref name="LewisSoftware16-2" /> A test plan can be, in some cases, part of a wide "[[test strategy]]" which documents overall testing approaches, which may itself be a master test plan or even a separate artifact.