Your Test Plan Is Either
A Living Strategy or Dead Weight
Most test plans? 47-page documents nobody reads. Ours? Battle-tested strategies that prevent bugs, guide releases, and actually get updated. Because we're too busy shipping quality to write fiction.
Get a Test Plan That Works →Why Most Test Plans Are Garbage
Been there. You hire consultants, they deliver a "comprehensive test plan" - basically a novel nobody reads. Six months later? Your team's winging it, bugs are shipping, and that $20K document is collecting digital dust.
- "Copy-paste specials" - Generic templates with your logo slapped on
- "Academic dissertations" - 100 pages of theory, zero practical value
- "Set and forget" - Created once, never updated, completely irrelevant
- "Checkbox compliance" - Exists only because auditors require it
- "Fantasy documents" - Describes testing that will never actually happen
Traditional vs BetterQA Test Plans
The 100-Page Monster
- IEEE 829 compliant (who cares?)
- 50% copy-pasted boilerplate
- Written once, ignored forever
- Describes perfect-world scenarios
- Zero connection to actual dev work
- Costs $15K, delivers nothing
"Test execution shall commence upon satisfaction of entry criteria as defined in section 4.2.1..."
The Living Strategy
- Fits on 5-10 pages max
- Updated every sprint
- Links to actual test cases
- Risk-based, not checkbox-based
- Integrated with your CI/CD
- Teams actually use it daily
"Payment flow = critical. Test every build. Auth changes = high risk. Full regression. Here's the automation link."
What's Actually In a BetterQA Test Plan
Forget the academic BS. Here's what actually matters when you're shipping software:
How We Build Test Plans
1. We Actually Talk to Your Team
Not just managers. Developers, support, the people who know where bodies are buried. 15-minute chats reveal more than 100-page requirement docs.
2. We Break Your App (Constructively)
Quick exploratory testing to find the real weak spots. Your payment flow that "always works"? Let's see about that.
3. Risk-Based Priority Matrix
Not everything needs testing. We identify what could actually kill your business vs. what's just annoying. Focus where it matters.
4. Living Documentation
Test plan lives in your tools, not a PDF. Updates with every sprint. Links to real test cases. Dashboards that show actual status.
Test Plans That Actually Deliver
What Makes Our Test Plans Different
Risk-Based Focus
We test what could kill you, not every button. Your checkout flow gets 10x more attention than your about page.
Sprint Updates
Test plans that evolve with your product. New feature? Updated plan. Changed priority? Reflected immediately.
Automation First
Manual test plans are dead. We build strategies around automation, with humans testing what machines can't.
Measurable Success
Clear metrics, not vague goals. "Reduce payment bugs by 80%" beats "ensure quality" every time.
Tool Integration
Lives in your Jira, TestRail, or wherever you work. No separate documents to maintain.
Team Ownership
We build it with you, not for you. Your team owns it, understands it, and actually uses it.
"We had a 200-page test plan from Big Consulting Firm. Nobody read it. BetterQA came in, spent 2 days with our team, delivered 8 pages of actionable strategy. Bug escape rate dropped 73% in 3 months. The plan still gets updated every sprint - it's actually useful."
What You Actually Get
Your BetterQA Test Plan Package:
- Living test strategy document (5-10 pages, plain English)
- Risk assessment matrix (what to test vs. what to skip)
- Test case framework (organized, maintainable, scalable)
- Automation roadmap (what to automate first for max ROI)
- Tool setup & integration (works with your existing stack)
- Team training (2-hour session, everyone gets it)
- Sprint planning templates (keep it updated effortlessly)
- Monthly reviews (first 3 months, ensure adoption)
Timeline: 2 days to draft, 1 week to finalize
Investment: Less than one senior QA's monthly salary
ROI: Typically see 50%+ bug reduction in first quarter
Quick Answers to Real Questions
"We're Agile, do we need a test plan?"
Especially in Agile. It's not a static document - it's your testing North Star that evolves every sprint. Prevents chaos at scale.
"Our devs write tests, isn't that enough?"
Dev tests catch code bugs. Test plans catch business logic failures, integration issues, and "nobody thought of that" scenarios.
"What about compliance requirements?"
We speak ISO, SOC2, HIPAA, etc. Your test plan will check all audit boxes while still being actually useful.
Ready for a Test Plan That Works?
Stop collecting test plan PDFs. Get a living strategy that prevents bugs, guides releases, and evolves with your product. Let's talk about your testing chaos and how to fix it.
Book Your Test Plan Consultation →
30-minute call. We'll assess your current testing mess and show you a better way.
Even if you don't hire us, you'll know exactly what needs fixing.
