What is user acceptance testing and who does UAT?

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    In this blog, I'm going to explain about What is user acceptance testing and who does UAT?

What Is User Acceptance Testing:

    We know what testing is, acceptance means approval or agreement. The user in the context of a software product is either the consumer of the software or the person who requested it to be built for him/her (client).

    So, following my rule – the definition will be:

    User Acceptance Testing (UAT), also known as beta or end-user testing, is defined as testing the software by the user or client to determine whether it can be accepted or not. This is the final testing performed once the functional, system and regression testing are completed.

    The main purpose of this testing is to validate the software against the business requirements. This validation is carried out by the end-users who are familiar with the business requirements.

    UAT, alpha and beta testing are different types of acceptance testing.

    As the user acceptance test is the last testing that is carried out before the software goes live, obviously this is the last chance for the customer to test the software and measure if it is fit for the purpose.

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Who Performs UAT:

    Users or client – This could be either someone who is buying a product (in the case of commercial software) or someone who has had a software custom-built through a software service provider or the end-user if the software is made available to them ahead of the time and when their feedback is sought out.

    The team can be comprised of beta testers or the customer should select UAT members internally from every group of the organization so that each and every user role can be tested accordingly.