1. A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions operable to: create a macro plan for a test project; create a micro plan for the test project, wherein the micro plan and the macro plan are based on at least one common parameter; and reconcile the macro plan and the micro plan by identifying deviations between the macro plan and the micro plan based on the at least one common parameter, wherein: the at least one common parameter includes orthogonal defect classification (ODC) triggers and activities; and the creating the macro plan includes: estimating an effort distribution over a set of the triggers and a set of the activities; estimating a defect distribution over the set of the triggers and the set of the activities; and generating a schedule of the test project based on the effort distribution and the defect distribution.