User Acceptance testing

The requirements have been gathered, sprints have been organized, the product is developed, testing is done and now the product has reached the last stage i.e.; release to the market. It is at this time that User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is done to verify if or not the product is ready for release. But how to ensure successful UAT tests? Well, to ensure this businesses need to follow best practices  of UAT. Therefore, in this article we have brought the best practices of UAT that will help you achieve successful UAT tests. What is User Acceptance Testing? User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is the last and final phase of the software testing life cycle. It is also known as Beta testing or end-user testing. It is a software testing type in which the product owner or customer verifies the functionality of the software to determine whether it is meeting the specification as defined in requirement document. This testing is done to validate the software against business requirements and this vali

  Prerequisites are gathered, sprints were organized and finished, development has almost finished, testing has happened, and the system has matured to a product that's prepared for launching. It is now that consumer acceptance testing, or UAT, happens. To help your UAT cycle become the most effective, I’ve put together best practices: 1. IDENTIFY USERS Who is doing the testing? User choice is crucial to the achievement of UAT. It's important to choose users that will actually be end users of the product. These users can be internal or external or both, experienced or inexperienced or both, and of course varying job roles. In the event the machine is customer-facing, ensure you choose customers to check it (this seems obvious, but I've been a part of some UAT of a customer-facing system with no clients engaging ). The comments gathered from these customers is very insightful and can't just help you find issues in the current system; it may also be a great way t

What is UAT? User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is a type of testing performed by the end user or the client to verify/accept the software system before moving the software application to the production environment. UAT is done in the final phase of testing after functional, integration and system testing is done. How to do UAT Testing UAT is done by the intended users of the system or software. This type of Software Testing usually happens at the client location which is known as Beta Testing. Once Entry criteria for UAT are satisfied. Following are the tasks need to be performed by the testers: Analysis of Business Requirements Creation of UAT test plan Identify Test Scenarios Create UAT Test Cases Preparation of Test Data(Production like Data) Run the Test cases Record the Results Confirm business objectives UAT Tester should possess good knowledge of the business. He should be independent and think as an unknown user to the system. Tester should be Analytical and Lateral thinker and co