Saturday, November 20, 2010

Sample User Acceptance Test(UAT) Plan

Stage: Acceptance

User Acceptance Test (UAT) Plan

[PROJECT NAME]

Document Version: [x.x]

Date: [dd/mm/yy]


Contents

1 Document Management.. 3

1.1 Contributors. 3

1.2 Version Control 3

2 USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING... 4

2.1 User Acceptance Definition. 4

2.2 UAT Responsibilities. 4

2.3 UAT STRATEGY.. 5

3 USER TESTING... 6

4 UAT RESULTS.. 7

4.1 Open Issues. 7

4.2 Document Sign Off. 7


1 Document Management

When completing this document, please mark any section that is not required as ‘N/A’. A brief description of why the section is not required should also be included.

1.1 Contributors

Please provide details of all contributors to this document.

Role

Department

Name

Owner

MIS

Contributor

Contributor

Contributor

1.2 Version Control

Please document all changes made to this document since initial distribution.

Date

Version

Author

Section

Amendment


2 USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING

2.1 User Acceptance Definition

User Acceptance Testing should ensure that the application performs at an acceptable level for the Customer.

2.2 UAT Responsibilities

Role

Name

Responsibilities

Project Manager

Communication with Customer to agree format and scope of UAT

Agree acceptance criteria with the Customer prior to commencing UAT

Business Analyst

Assist Customer with the creation of a detailed test plan

Test Co-ordinator (Business)

Ensure that a detailed test plan is available for test users

Ensure that bugs identified during UAT are logged in the Defecr Tracker

Ensure testing takes place within agreed timeframes


3 UAT STRATEGY

The User Acceptance Test Plan should be used to record the Customer’s sign off of the documented scenarios. It is recommended that detailed test plans be used to record the results of user testing.

The document is a high level guide, and is not intended as a replacement for any specific user acceptance testing procedures that individual areas might have.

Consideration

Date Agreed

Details

Test Approach

Assumptions & Constraints

Setup of Test Environment

Test Scenarios

Test Period


4 USER TESTING

User testing should be based on the pre agreed test scenarios or acceptance criteria. It should be noted if the scenarios have been sourced from the BRD, or if they have been identified subsequently.

Identified in BRD

Scenario

Date Tested

Notes

Identified Post BRD

Scenario

Date Tested

Notes

Any issues identified during UAT should be added to the MIS Test Log. It may be agreed that UAT can be signed off while some issues remain – please add the test log reference to the appropriate section above if this is the case.


5 UAT RESULTS

5.1 Open Issues

Please insert a copy of any open issues from the Test Log, together with details of why these issues remain open at the sign off of the Acceptance Stage.



5.2 Document Sign Off

Business Project Manager

Name

Project Manager

Name

Stage: Acceptance

User Acceptance Test (UAT) Plan

[PROJECT NAME]

Document Version: [x.x]

Date: [dd/mm/yy]


Contents

1 Document Management.. 3

1.1 Contributors. 3

1.2 Version Control 3

2 USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING... 4

2.1 User Acceptance Definition. 4

2.2 UAT Responsibilities. 4

2.3 UAT STRATEGY.. 5

3 USER TESTING... 6

4 UAT RESULTS.. 7

4.1 Open Issues. 7

4.2 Document Sign Off. 7


1 Document Management

When completing this document, please mark any section that is not required as ‘N/A’. A brief description of why the section is not required should also be included.

1.1 Contributors

Please provide details of all contributors to this document.

Role

Department

Name

Owner

MIS

Contributor

Contributor

Contributor

1.2 Version Control

Please document all changes made to this document since initial distribution.

Date

Version

Author

Section

Amendment


2 USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING

2.1 User Acceptance Definition

User Acceptance Testing should ensure that the application performs at an acceptable level for the Customer.

2.2 UAT Responsibilities

Role

Name

Responsibilities

Project Manager

Communication with Customer to agree format and scope of UAT

Agree acceptance criteria with the Customer prior to commencing UAT

Business Analyst

Assist Customer with the creation of a detailed test plan

Test Co-ordinator (Business)

Ensure that a detailed test plan is available for test users

Ensure that bugs identified during UAT are logged in the Defecr Tracker

Ensure testing takes place within agreed timeframes


3 UAT STRATEGY

The User Acceptance Test Plan should be used to record the Customer’s sign off of the documented scenarios. It is recommended that detailed test plans be used to record the results of user testing.

The document is a high level guide, and is not intended as a replacement for any specific user acceptance testing procedures that individual areas might have.

Consideration

Date Agreed

Details

Test Approach

Assumptions & Constraints

Setup of Test Environment

Test Scenarios

Test Period


4 USER TESTING

User testing should be based on the pre agreed test scenarios or acceptance criteria. It should be noted if the scenarios have been sourced from the BRD, or if they have been identified subsequently.

Identified in BRD

Scenario

Date Tested

Notes

Identified Post BRD

Scenario

Date Tested

Notes

Any issues identified during UAT should be added to the MIS Test Log. It may be agreed that UAT can be signed off while some issues remain – please add the test log reference to the appropriate section above if this is the case.


5 UAT RESULTS

5.1 Open Issues

Please insert a copy of any open issues from the Test Log, together with details of why these issues remain open at the sign off of the Acceptance Stage.



5.2 Document Sign Off

Business Project Manager

Name

Project Manager

Name

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