User acceptance testing: checking with intended users that a system meets agreed business needs before release.
UAT checks a system from the perspective of the people who will use it. Intended users work through realistic scenarios and compare the results with agreed business needs before the system is released into production. The findings help establish whether the solution is acceptable for its intended work. This differs from testing an individual software component or checking only that separate systems connect. A technically functioning system can still fail to support a required business process. UAT therefore focuses attention on user tasks and their outcomes, providing evidence for the decision to accept the solution.
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Chanel’s Business Process Analyst – Order-to-Cash role in London included preparing UAT scenarios, coordinating business users, tracking defects and validating fixes. It also required confirmation that outcomes met business requirements and attention to UAT documentation. The employee supported user testing and its documentation. Search local jobs for “uat”.
