When do you think a project team should plan for testing?

Before planning for testing you should determine the risk. Risk is the potential loss (an undesirable outcome, however not necessarily so) resulting from a given action or an activity. Risk Analysis is the first step which Test Manager should consider before starting any project. Because all projects may contain risks, early risk detection and identification of its solution will help Test Manager to avoid potential loss in the future & save on project cost.

Test Estimation is approximately determining how long a task would take to complete. Estimating effort for the test is one of the major and important tasks in Test Management. Test Plan can be defined as a document describing the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of...