1. A method for configuring a test plan for serialization, the method comprising: selecting a template of the test plan through a graphical user interface of a test plan markup generation module executing in memory by a processor of a host computer; extracting a table of contents from the selected template, the table of contents including at least one reference to at least one test case; and, transforming at least one portion of the table of contents including the at least one test case into a markup language representation of the selected template of the test plan.