What is 'item pass/ fail creteria' in test plan?

Item Pass /Fail criteria

This section of the test plan describes the pass/fail criteria for each of the items described in Test items.

Sample Pass/Fail criteria for System testing

• 90% of the test cases must pass
• All test cases dealing with critical functionality must pass
• All medium and high severity defects must be fixed
• Test coverage must be at least 90%

What are the contents in standard documention of software test plan?

IEEE Std 829-1998 Standard for Software Test Documentation for Test Plan includes

• Test plan Identifier
• Introduction
• Test items
• Features to be tested
• Features not to be tested
• Approach
• Item pass/fail criteria
• Suspension criteria and resumption requirements
• Test Deliverables
• Testing Tasks
• Environmental Needs
• Responsibilities
• Staffing and Training needs
• Schedule
• Risk & contingencies
• Approvals