Objectives:

• understand the purpose, context and lifecycle for Acceptance Testing
• use business requirements to identify test scenarios and acceptance criteria
• use Test Scenarios to identify Test Conditions and write test scripts

Key points:

Planning
The role of the user acceptance tester. The vital user role from the start of the project in both the review of the specification and the creation of the test plans throughout the life cycle. Acceptance testing from the start of the project. The correct approach right from the start. Creation of the outline acceptance test plans from the review of the specification. Planning and documenting acceptance tests. Essential documents. Planning the test objectives, the entry and exit criteria

Script creation
The purpose, creation and use of the test script. Scripts, test objectives, team approach, correct documentation of tests. Advanced acceptance test script creation. Acceptance through formal reviews. Full review of function based techniques. Acceptance testing the non-functional attributes. Acceptance testing the clerical interface. Evaluating constraints. Planning and documenting. Detailed planning of the work from the established test plan.

The incremental approach to the acceptance test plan
Incremental acceptance testing. The influence of acceptance test plans on the design. Function by function approach. Acceptance testing the system as a whole. Ensuring the parts fit together

Test Execution
Building a test sets tree; creating test sets; organizing tests in a test set; defining and scheduling test execution flows; configuring automated test rerun and cleanup rules; executing manual and automated tests; recording and reviewing test execution results; monitoring the status of test sets

Defect Tracking
Logging defects; searching and reviewing defects; associating defects to other entities; updating a defect; tracking the status of defects

Reporting and Analysis
Filtering and organizing data for reports and graphs; generating reports and graphs; generating formatted project documentation

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