Intranet Rollout Test Plan
This is a practical guide to building a test plan for an intranet rollout project — the approach, scope and schedule for testing the deliverables, adapted to the realities of launching a company intranet or digital workplace.
What a Test Plan is
A test plan is the approach, scope and schedule for testing the deliverables. For the full concept and how it works in general, see Test Plan. On an intranet rollout project it plays the same role, tuned to this kind of work.
Why it matters for an Intranet Rollout project
Intranet Rollout projects live or die on launching a company intranet or digital workplace. A well-built test plan gives the team a shared, explicit reference for exactly that — reducing ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, and making problems visible early enough to act. Skipping it, or doing it generically, is how intranet rollout projects drift into avoidable delay and cost.
What to include
- Test scope and objectives
- Test cases/scenarios
- Environments
- Entry/exit criteria
- Defect management
Intranet Rollout-specific considerations
Tailor the test plan to the risks that most often derail intranet rollout projects:
- Content ownership
- Adoption
- Search and information architecture
Example
On a real intranet rollout project, the test plan would be shaped by launching a company intranet or digital workplace. In particular, it should explicitly account for the project’s biggest risks — content ownership, adoption, search and information architecture — rather than treating them as afterthoughts.