How do I create a test plan from a spec sheet?

In four steps: extract requirements from the source prose, split ambiguous sentences into single obligations, map each obligation to its standard clause, and derive testable cases with acceptance criteria. Cevelar automates this spec-to-test-plan chain and makes gaps visible immediately.

Why isn't Excel enough for test planning?

Excel does not hold defensible traceability between requirement, clause, and test case. As soon as the spec or a standard edition changes, the manual links break and gaps surface only in the audit. Cevelar keeps the chain bidirectional and exports to Polarion, Jira, or DOORS.

Which standards does the test plan cover?

Typical for battery and EV programs: UN 38.3 (transport), IEC 62619 (industrial battery safety), EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 including the battery passport, plus ASPICE traceability. The exact clauses come from the spec sheet.

How fast is a first test plan?

In the demo, a structured draft with visible gaps emerges from a real, anonymized spec in minutes. The defensible plan for a real program is finalized together during design-partner onboarding.

Use case · Test planning

Test plan from the OEM spec sheet

Instead of collecting requirements from the spec by hand and checking them against standards: Cevelar extracts the obligations, maps them to UN 38.3, IEC 62619, and the EU Battery Regulation, and derives a defensible test plan. Fewer senior-days, less audit rework, less Polarion maintenance.

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Spec → test plan
Gaps visible early
Export to Polarion/Jira

Impact

The plan is born where the spec lives.

Spec → test plan Traceability, not keyword search

Gaps early Visible before the lab, not in the audit

Extract requirements Pull obligations from prose, tables, and multilingual specs — including what sits after the semicolon.
Decompose & sharpen One sentence, two obligations: separate ambiguous requirements into individually testable statements.
Map standards Bind each obligation to its clause (UN 38.3, IEC 62619, EU Battery Regulation, ASPICE).
Derive the test plan Test cases, acceptance criteria, and coverage — open gaps stay clearly flagged.

Distinction

Excel/ALM vs. Cevelar

Excel & ALM (Polarion/Jira/DOORS)

StrengthStore & manage tests
GapDo not extract and map specs
RiskTraceability breaks on change

Cevelar

StrengthSpec → test plan with standards mapping
GapMakes missing test cases visible
ExportInto existing ALM tools

For heads of validation

Fewer senior-days per test plan.

The test plan is already in the quote, traceability is ready before the ASPICE assessment, and audit rework drops because gaps show up early. Cevelar delivers this from the spec, EU-hosted — as a complement to your ALM, not a replacement.

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Access

Derive a test plan from a real spec.

Start the demo or book a founder call. Design-partner phase, we reply personally.

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Test plan from the OEM spec sheet

The plan is born where the spec lives.

Excel/ALM vs. Cevelar

Applications & standards

Derive a test plan from a real spec.