User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Business Analysts

This two-day instructor-led workshop examines the business drivers behind the need for a structured and effective User Acceptance Testing (UAT) process. The course explains the components of a fully functional UAT process and focuses on the Business Analyst’s role, responsibilities, and deliverables within UAT. Participants learn how UAT fits into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), how to define test scenarios from business use cases, and how to plan, execute, document, and sign off on UAT to improve software quality and deployment outcomes.

• Understand fundamental concepts of User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Explain how UAT fits within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Identify the benefits of improved software quality through effective UAT
• Recognize key UAT roles, activities, and deliverables
• Use business use cases to define UAT test scenarios
• Create UAT test plans, test cases, and associated test data
• Test both functional and non-functional requirements
• Identify challenges and best practices for testing vendor-supplied applications

• Business Analyst professionals involved in testing the functionality of technology projects
• Analysts responsible for defining, planning, or supporting User Acceptance Testing activities

Knowledge of requirements processes and requirements elicitation techniques