4️⃣Acceptance Testing

What is Acceptance Testing?

It is a black-box testing process where the functionality is verified to ensure the software product meets the acceptance criteria. Acceptance testing is a software testing approach where the system is tested for acceptability. It’s the last phase of the software testing process, and it’s important before making the software available for actual use.

Once you have performed the system testing, fixed most of the bugs, and verified and closed them, it’s time for acceptance testing.

Importance of Acceptance Testing

The importance of acceptance testing, is immense, and if the testing team skips the acceptance test, there are chances that the software may not align with the initial requirements. Once the system testing is completed successfully in the SDLC, testers must conduct an acceptance test:

• To ensure the software works in the desired manner.

• To confirm the software matches current market standards and competes with similar products in the industry.

• To gain confidence in the software that is getting pushed into production.

There are multiple types of acceptance testing involved that can confirm your product aligns with the initial specifications.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Acceptance Testing

You can use acceptance tests to determine whether a fully developed application is ready for delivery. The testing technique ensures that the business requirements are met, but you should also know the drawbacks.

Advantages	Disadvantages
As the users perform the tests, it improves requirement definition and user satisfaction.	Users may refuse to participate in acceptance testing processes.
Outlining the software’s quality criteria at the start of the software development life cycle (SDLC) makes carrying out acceptance tests much easier.	The test cases defined by a software tester are incomprehensible to the users. As a result, a software tester must assist users in testing by translating for them.
The user gains experience and knowledge about the application by running acceptance tests.