I see a lot of testers — and their managers — misuse the phrase “test strategy.” I say they misuse it not because they don’t agree with some definition I have but rather because I rarely see a good distinction made between test logistics and test strategy. I often see a test strategy equated with a test plan. I hear some testers say that having a test plan is part of your test strategy. I hear others say that it’s the job of the test plan to indicate the test strategy.
So let’s talk about test strategy a bit.