IEEE-829-1998 – Standard for software Test Documentation

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IEEE 829-1998 – Standard for Software Test Documentation
1. Test Plan	Test Plan Identifier Introduction Test Items Features to be Tested Test Approach Items Pass / Fail Criteria Suspension Criteria & Resumption Requirements Test Deliverables Testing Tasks Environmental Needs Responsibilities Staffing & Training Needs Schedule Risk & Contingencies Approvals
2. Test Design specification	Test Conditions (Coverage Items) Detailed Approach High Level Test Cases
3. Test Incident Report	Report ID Summary Description Impact
4. Test Summary Report	Summary Variances Comprehensiveness Assessment Summary of Results Evaluation Summary of Activities
5. Test Procedure / Script specification	Purpose Special Requirements Procedure / Script Steps
6. Test Case Specification	Objectives Preconditions Input Specification Output Specification Post-conditions Inter-case Dependencies

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Resources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_test_documentation

http://www.computing.dcu.ie/~davids/courses/CA267/ieee829mtp.pdf

http://standards.ieee.org/findstds/standard/829-2008.html

http://www.ufjf.br/eduardo_barrere/files/2011/06/SQETestIncidentReportTemplate.pdf

http://www.geekinterview.com/question_details/46503

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