TEST OUTLINE DOCUMENT

<Test Outline ID>-<Test Outline Name>

<PRODUCT NAME AND VERSION>

Author:
Current Owner:
Creation Date:
Last Updated:
Document Version:
Status: Draft/In Process/Approved
 1. Document Control
Change History
Name Position Date Document Description of Change Including Section of outline
Version

Review and Approval History

Reviewer Name Position Document Date Comments Incorporated(Yes/No)
Review Status Reviewed
(Approved/Not
Approved)

Document References
Name Type of Reference Document Location

Projects Covered in Test Outline

Project Project Description

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Table of Contents

1.DOCUMENT CONTROL..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
CHANGE HISTORY.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
REVIEW AND APPROVAL HISTORY................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
DOCUMENT REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
PROJECTS COVERED IN TEST OUTLINE.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
2.TRACEABILITY MATRIX...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Requirements/ Features / Sub Features...........................................................................................................................................................................................................4
3.TEST OUTLINES...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
<TEST CASE ID1>-<TEST CASE NAME1>.................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
<TEST CASE ID2>-<TEST CASE NAME2>.................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
4.EFFORT ESTIMATES.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6

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 2. TRACEABILITY MATRIX

Test Case ID3

Test Case ID3

Test Case ID1

Test Case ID2

REQ_ID

DD_ID
Comments
Test Case Type (N-New, E-Exist) N N N E
Requirements/ Features / Sub Features
Feature1 4 X X
Subfeature1.1 4.2.1 X
Subfeature1.2 4.2.2 X
Subfeature1.3 4.2.3 X
Subfeature1.4 4.2.4 X
Feature2 5 X X
Subfeature2.1 5.1.1 X
Subfeature2.2 5.1.2 X
Subfeature2.3 5.1.3 X
Subfeature2.4 5.1.4 X

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 3. TEST OUTLINES

<Test Case ID1>-<Test Case Name1>

Setup Requirements:
Any setup that has to be done in the application being tested, prior to executing this test case should be
mentioned here.

Test Objectives:
Specify at a very high level, what the test case is intended to achieve or verify

Test Case Limitations:

Test Case Dependencies / Assumptions:

Process Flow: At a high level, specify what the flow of the test case is.
<user1>: <Flow Name1>
<user2>: <Flow Name2>
…

Test Outline:
S.NO USER ACTION
<user1> <Flow Name1>
The following things should be mentioned here at a high level
• Description of what actions should be performed
1
• What is the type or characteristics of data to be used.
• What should be verified or checked after performing the action.

<user2> <Flow Name2>

The following things should be mentioned here at a high level
2 • Description of what actions should be performed
• What is the type or characteristics of data to be used.
• What should be verified or checked after performing the action
3 …
End

<Test Case ID2>-<Test Case Name2>

Setups:
Any setup that has to be done in the application being tested, prior to executing this test case should be
mentioned here.

Test Objectives:
Specify at a very high level, what the test case is intended to achieve or verify

Test Case Limitations:

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Test Case Dependencies / Assumptions:

Process Flow: At a high level, specify what the flow of the test case is.
<user3>: <Flow Name3>
<user4>: <Flow Name4>
…

Test Outline:
S.NO USER ACTION
<user3> <Flow Name3>
The following things should be mentioned here at a high level
• Description of what actions should be performed
1
• What is the type or characteristics of data to be used.
• What should be verified or checked after performing the action.

<user4> <Flow Name4>

The following things should be mentioned here at a high level
2 • Description of what actions should be performed
• What is the type or characteristics of data to be used.
• What should be verified or checked after performing the action
3 …
End

4. EFFORT ESTIMATES
Test Case ID Test Case Effort Effort
Priority Required for Required for
(H,M,L) Test Case Manual
writing Execution
(days) (days)

New Test Cases

Test Case ID1 H 7 2

Existing Test Cases

Test Case ID2 M 3 1

Total Effort Estimate 10 3

H-High, M-Medium, L-Low

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