User acceptance testing (UAT)

Business users confirming a system does what they need before go-live.

UAT is performed by end users, against business requirements, in an environment like production. Sign-off by the business is the go-live decision point.

On the exam

The users, not the developers, sign off acceptance. Builders don’t mark their own homework.

Related terms

Post-implementation reviewChecking, after go-live, whether a project delivered what it promised.

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