So we need to develop a qualification testing plan. Now, this is both a plan and rules of engagement document to guide the testing scope and approach. Any anticipated risks that might arise from execution should be noted. Now, this plan normally includes, among other things, the following. All features to be tested. Defined loading in each test case. Defined performance levels to be met. Identified stress tests. All risk mitigation and security tests. And the interfaces to be tested.

Now, the plan must also answer several questions during the testing process, beginning with who. And this identifies who will be or have responsibility for test format generation and test case design. Execution of the agreed-to tests. Maintenance of the test environment itself. Configuration management of the tools and the other items that go along with the testing environment. Another question that needs to be answered is what? And this is what is or are the criteria for stopping and restarting testing? And what the success or failure criteria are defined as being.

Now, the resulting reports must be written for the correct audience and cover all of the above in addition to findings and issues in sufficient depth. So the qualification testing plan needs to identify change management and whether or not the process exists to manage this and whether the process is effective. It needs to examine risk acceptance, and exception policy. And the question here is is the residual risk acceptable or tracked as an exception if it falls within the threshold?

We have to look at completion criteria and the question here is are objects under examination, that is security, performance and the others, meeting the thresholds as expected? We have to examine the release approval and decide if all decisions have been agreed to and if all sign-offs have been attained indicating such. We have to, of course, look at the documentation and make sure that all required documentation is complete and it's in place and available.