Provides general information about systems or applications that require regression testing, including why testing is required, functional business areas affected, and testing timeline.

Regression testing is a type of software testing that seeks to uncover new software bugs, or regressions, in existing functional and non-functional areas of a system after changes such as enhancements, patches or configuration changes, have been made to them.

The Regression Testing Plan includes a definition of regression testing, types of regression testing, the regression test approach, scope of regression testing, test categories, and risks, dependencies, assumptions and constraints.

The Functional testing sections identifies the major activities, techniques, assumptions, tools to be used to test major applications, and constraints.

A Test Plan Schedule identifies each task description, number of days allocated for testing, and the start and end dates.

Test instructions identify the step number, test instructions, expected result, whether the test passed or failed, and any comments.

The Regression Testing Plan contains the following topics:

    Total number of defects opened during testing
    Number of defects fixed during testing
    Number of defects to be fixed after system implementation
    Number of other defects that will not be fixed or will to be dropped.

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