A user acceptance test is a usability assessment that evaluates the user’s level of satisfaction with a product or service. It’s important to remember that acceptance tests are not used for all types of software but rather specific projects where user interaction and user experience design are paramount.
What should I know about this?
There are several acceptance test methodologies, including:
- heuristic evaluation (HE)
- user walkthroughs/reviews (UWR)
- user testing (UT)
- usability inspections (UI)
It can be further broken down into two parts; entry criteria and exit criteria. Entry Criteria are the approved requirements that need to be in place before starting user testing. In contrast, Exit Criteria manages the conditions under which user acceptance testing ends. Additionally, there are three different types of Acceptance Testing that you should consider for your project: Alpha Test – evaluates an operational system with representative data Beta Test – evaluates an operating system using actual customer data Gamma Test – validates acceptance criteria and verifies that the system is ready for live production.
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