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Glossary

User acceptance testing (UAT)

User acceptance testing (UAT) is the test phase in which the users who will do the work test the system with their own real scenarios and confirm that it is ready to go live.

The scenarios cover end-to-end processes: from quote to cash, from order to shipment. Defects found are classified; the system does not go live until the critical ones are closed.

How it affects your decision

If the acceptance criteria are not written down at the start of the project, UAT turns into an approval meeting. Which scenarios, with which data and with whose approval count as passed should be part of the scope.

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What does this term mean in your project?

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