The Software Testing Process: What is User Acceptance Testing - UAT?

This video is for non-technical Project Managers who want a general appreciation of the cycle of software testing, which culminates in User Acceptance Testing. I also look at alpha testing and beta testing.

There are four main levels of software testing:
1. Component or Unit testing
Testing each individual component that you create
2. Integration Testing
Testing how well components work together with each other and existing components, in their logical groupings or chains
3. System Testing
Testing the whole system with the old and new components fully integrated.
4. User Acceptance Testing
The final tests ensure users are content that the product works exactly the way they need it to.

The main purpose of User Acceptance Testing is to validate the software against the business requirements.

Typical Steps in a User Acceptance Test
1. Analysis of business requirements
2. Creation of UAT test plan
3. Identify test scenarios
4. Create UAT test cases
5. Prepare Test Data that mimics production data
6. Run the User Acceptance Tests and record the results
7. Confirm compliance with business requirements

Alpha testing is a form of internal acceptance testing. It can be either a final stage of System testing or the first stage of User testing.

Beta Testing follows Alpha testing. It is user testing and is the final testing phase before user acceptance.

The difference between a Beta Test and a User Acceptance Test is that Beta tests inform the development team of the last problems to solve and bugs to fix. A UAT creates the acceptance needed to proceed with implementation.

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Chapter Markers...
00:00 - What are the Software Testing process and User Acceptance Testing?
01:08 - The four software testing levels
03:02 - The purpose of User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
03:31 - Working definition of User Acceptance Testing
03:59 - The User Acceptance Testing process
05:01 - Alpha Testing and Beta Testing
05:44 - Alpha Testing
06:35 - Beta Testing
07:15 - Conclusion: What UAT is about

#SoftwareTesting #ProjectManagement #USerAcceptanceTesting

[Onlinepmcourses]

Software testing has so much jargon. So, let's decode: component tests, integration tests, system tests, User Acceptance Tests, and the well-known Beta Tests. Come to think of it... What's an Alpha Test? I describe all of them.

[elliotheath]

Thanks for all the content Mike! Having just started working in a PMO many of your videos provide invaluable content to help me learn and improve my understanding of PMOs and all the relating functions.

[ballmanagermalaysia]

Thank you, very valuable video and excellent explanation.

[BlackRussian]

This has really helped me, thank you!

[ciancamplisson]

Great video Mike! Wish I had this a few weeks ago 😅

[BasicFilmmaker]

"Bay-ta" not "Bee-ta". :) Just kidding - great video!

[tumim]

Is it the best Practice to allow PM or PO to do UAT?

[nwyk]

we used to call them Certification testing.

[Ibukunoluwa]

When is pilot testing and control live testing?