User Acceptance Testing

Your product has already been through a lot, many tests have been conducted and testing techniques applied? Then you should have one more step before the release – Software User Acceptance Testing also known as Beta-Testing.

So, what is acceptance testing? It is a testing that helps to evaluate the system’s compliance with the business requirements and assess whether it is acceptable for delivery. Make sure that your software is correct for business use and can support continuous business and user scenarios – is the main purpose of user acceptance testing.

A lot of people consider Software Acceptance Testing redundant after all the past QA stages because one of the requirements of starting UAT is that all previously detected bugs have to be eliminated. However, practice shows that it works out pretty well allowing to achieve higher quality for the entire project. The main reason of its efficiency is that end users are often involved in testing, and it demonstrates:

• the product’s impact on the consumers

• their interest in the product

• what developers forgot to think about

• how the product operates in real-world situations

UAT is essential, mainly because developers can not always put themselves in user’s or customer’s shoes, as well as, they can misinterpret the specifications or make edits the other way than the customer wanted it to be. The involvement of end users cuts down on these misunderstandings and, as a result, users get the product that suits them best.

User Acceptance Testing Methodology is pretty complex. It consists of a large number of stages, and some companies may lack time or staff to conduct and control the user acceptance testing process. And in certain cases, you have to automate the tests. If your long-run objective is the development of your business and not a continual testing routines, the smartest decision would be to outsource testing to a dedicated team of professionals that performs all types of acceptance testing on the high level. It spares you from hiring or teaching, it saves your resources and doesn’t drive your focus away from the business.

We, at QAwerk, master in a lot of user acceptance testing best practices and apply them in projects. We always check the Software Acceptance at the end of every project we take, and it always has a positive effect on the products of our clients. Then why not make it a habit of yours? And if you don’t know what to begin with, the QAwerk testing team can show you the way.