Acceptance Testing

Acceptance testing is part of the quality assurance (QA) process that establishes the degree to which the created application meets the users’ requirements and expectations. The result of this test can only be pass or fail based on the results of the application to the given requirements or if there is a presence of bugs.

This is a form of testing that may be referred to as beta testing, end-user testing, or application field testing based on the particularities of the organisation’s QA process. Primarily, it intends to make sure that the development team makes the software meet the business goals and objectives efficiently.

The following are the five types of Acceptance testing

Acceptance testing varies based on certain criteria, and to simplify, here are the five most common types:

• ‍Operational Acceptance Testing: This checks whether the software is fit to use in the real world and is ready for release.
• ‍User Acceptance Testing (UAT): This area is centered on identifying if the software is useful and if it can effectively work for the intended users in real life.
• ‍Compliance Acceptance Testing: Determines whether the software being used meets the standard of the laws of the country.
• ‍Contract Acceptance Testing: Identifies whether the software has the characteristics that are stipulated in a legal document known as a contract.
• ‍Alpha and Beta Testing: Alpha testing is used to find bugs before releasing the application while beta testing is used to get feedback from the real users after deploying the application.

Benefits of Acceptance Testing

The given approach of acceptance testing is beneficial at the development stage as well as after the process. It makes the user interface of the software better; thus, the quality of the solution is boosted. Also, it can save money by identifying the problems at the development stage that is before the release of the program, and thus avoid the costs of solving them at the post-release stage. This way, not only the software development quality would be ensured, but also the market conditions would be taken into consideration which helps protect the project budget.