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
 21 Hours

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