User Acceptance testing

  What is UAT Testing ? Users Acceptance Testing (UAT) is the final step in any software development or change request's lifecycle before going live.   The software is tested by actual users to see if it is able to do the job it was created to perform in real-world conditions testing changes and evaluating the conformance to the business needs of their company. Why do you run UAT? An update, a change or an entirely new feature is demanded and is developed.   Integration and unit tests are performed.   Everything appears to be well. However, once it's made available to the general public, serious issues are discovered. In the event of this the rework and testing are not the costliest results.   The loss of credibility is a possibility. Software may be fully practical from a technological perspective but still fail due to the fact that the requirements aren't well-defined or properly communicated to developers (an particular issue that is common to dev...

To perform UAT in agile, a dedicated sprint needs to be included. The entire system needs to be validated by users before acceptance. The risk is that if suppose the UAT is delayed until a later sprint in the lifecycle then the practice of testing early (Shift Left) will be affected and the impact of bugs might be increased. Whether UAT has its own dedicated sprint or is done in-sprint then the efficiency will be increased by the similar best practice. Following are a few key points that need to be pondered and worked upon: · The users should be provided with the necessary assistance from someone in the test team. This includes providing the necessary training, offering system access, following test steps and bugs being captured · There should be a proper differentiation between a change request and a bug · The expectations need to be set for UAT outcomes · The user stories need to be identified that needs to be tested. Spreadsheets are good and a test management tool can also be lever...