Course Outline
Introduction to User Acceptance Testing
- What is UAT and why is it important?
- Differences between UAT and other testing phases
- UAT in Agile vs Waterfall methodologies
- Key roles and responsibilities in UAT
Planning for UAT
- Understanding business requirements
- Defining UAT objectives and scope
- Creating a UAT Test Plan
- Defining entry and exit criteria
Designing UAT Test Cases
- Writing effective UAT test cases based on user stories and requirements
- Creating positive and negative test scenarios
- Mapping test cases to business processes
- Reviewing and validating test cases with stakeholders
Executing UAT
- Setting up the UAT environment
- Conducting exploratory and scripted testing
- Logging test results and tracking progress
- Collaborating with teams during UAT execution
Defect Management in UAT
- Identifying, documenting, and prioritizing defects
- Using JIRA/TestRail for defect tracking
- Working with developers to resolve issues
- Re-testing and verifying fixes
UAT Sign-Off and Deployment Readiness
- Creating UAT completion reports
- Stakeholder approval and sign-off process
- Lessons learned and post-UAT analysis
- Transitioning from UAT to production
Best Practices for Successful UAT
- Ensuring UAT aligns with business objectives
- Common UAT challenges and how to overcome them
- Communicating effectively with stakeholders
- Leveraging automation for UAT (where applicable)
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Basic understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC)
- Familiarity with functional and non-functional testing concepts
- Experience working with business requirements or product documentation
Audience
- Business Analysts
- Quality Assurance (QA) Testers
- Project Managers
- Product Owners
- End-users involved in UAT
Testimonials (5)
Method of teaching
Negritu - OMNIASIG VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP S.A.
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I enjoyed everything as it is all new for me and I can see the added value it can ring to my work.
Zareef - BMW South Africa
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Very broad overview of the subject matter that ran through all the prerequisite knowledge in ways appropriate to the course knowledge.
James Hurburgh - Queensland Police Service
Course - SpecFlow: Implementing BDD for .NET
It was easy to understand and to implement.
Thomas Young - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Course - Robot Framework: Keyword Driven Acceptance Testing
Amount of hands-on excersises.