Change the values in the square brackets below to name your project.

[Organisation Name]

[System Name]

[Version or Release Number]

User Acceptance Test Plan

This UAT Plan Plus template applies the five principles of a project plan: Scope, Quality, Time,
Resource, and Risk to the IEEE829 test plan standard to develop a plan for the running of User
Acceptance Testing (UAT). Following the five principles, which cover the sixteen clauses in the
Test Plan Standard IEEE829, gives a controlled approach to producing a balanced UAT Plan.
The information in blue throughout this template gives guidance as to what needs to be done next.
Delete all the blue lines when you have completed the plan and then update the contents page.
There are links within the template to pages on the Coley Consulting website that further explain
the issues.
 User Acceptance Test Plan
The table of contest is created automatically from the headings in the template. To update the table:
Highlight the contents
Press the “F9” key on the keyboard
Select “Update entire table” option and press the “OK” button.
Contents Page
Section Heading Page number
Contents Page................................................................................................................................2
Document Version History............................................................................................................3
1. Test Plan Identifier....................................................................................................................4
2. Introduction...............................................................................................................................4
2.1 Background..........................................................................................................................4
2.2 Objectives of the Test Plan..................................................................................................4
2.3 Objectives of UAT..............................................................................................................4
2.4 References...........................................................................................................................4
3. Test Items..................................................................................................................................4
4. Features To Be Tested...............................................................................................................4
5. Features Not To Be Tested........................................................................................................5
6. Approach...................................................................................................................................5
6.1 Develop Tests......................................................................................................................5
6.2 Prepare to Test.....................................................................................................................5
6.3 Run Tests.............................................................................................................................5
6.4 Review Test Results............................................................................................................5
6.5 Plan Testing.........................................................................................................................5
6.6 Change Management...........................................................................................................6
7. Item Pass/Fail Criteria...............................................................................................................6
8. Suspension Criteria and Resumption Requirements.................................................................6
9. Test Deliverables.......................................................................................................................6
10. Testing Tasks...........................................................................................................................6
11. Environmental Needs..............................................................................................................6
12. Responsibilities........................................................................................................................6
13. Staffing and Training Needs....................................................................................................7
14. Schedule..................................................................................................................................7
15. Risks and Contingencies..........................................................................................................7
16. Additional Sections.................................................................................................................7
16. Approvals................................................................................................................................7

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Document Version History is the place to include the version of the plan and the version history:
 Version number
 Date changed
 Changes made
 Who made the changes
 Who approved the changes
Document Version History
Version Date Changes Author(s) Approver(s)
1.0 Original plan.

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1. Test Plan Identifier

Enter the unique plan name or code by which this document can be identified in the project
documentation.
UAT Test Development Plan.
or
UAT Test Running Plan
2. Introduction
The introduction gives an overview of the document and is a QUALITY statement. An over view of
the section is in the Introduction

2.1 Background
Details are in this article on Background.

2.2 Objectives of the Test Plan

This section deals with the purpose of the test plan. Details are in Objectives of the Test Plan.

2.3 Objectives of UAT

The objectives of User Acceptance Testing should be agreed in advance. It is helpful to know what
the definition of UAT is and the purpose of UAT. These are possible Objectives of UAT.

2.4 References
Give references to any documents that are related to this plan and are used to help create it.
Examples are in References.

3. Test Items
Sections 3, 4 and 5 define the SCOPE of the UAT testing in detail. Section 3 deal with the Items to
be Tested.

4. Features To Be Tested
Sections 3, 4 and 5 define the SCOPE of the UAT testing in detail. Section 4 deals with the Features
of the systems that will be Tested.

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5. Features Not To Be Tested

Sections 3, 4 and 5 define the SCOPE of the UAT testing in detail. Section 5 identifies which
Features of the system will NOT be Tested. This is necessary so as to avoid later confusion when
stakeholders thought something would be tested, but was not.

6. Approach
Sections 6, 7 and 9 define the QUALITY wanted from the UAT testing. These sections do not
specify the quality expected from the system.
Section 6 deals with defining the techniques, approach, and completion criteria to enable the testing
tasks to be identified and the amount to time they will require.
A number of subheadings are suggested and can be added to if required as this article on the Testing
Process shows.

6.1 Develop Tests

Specify the techniques that will be employed to generate the Acceptance Criteria, Test Cases and
associated Test Scripts for each of the features to be tested.
The techniques that are specified for UAT should demonstrate how the system works within the
organisation or business environment it will be operating in. This subsection also deals with
analysing the requirements at an early stage in development.

6.2 Prepare to Test

In addition to developing the tests a number of other activities need to take place in order to allow
UAT to take place. To consider are entry criteria which have been derived from many test plans and
can be adapted to meet your project requirements.

6.3 Run Tests

Run Tests deals with the process of running the tests that have been developed.

6.4 Review Test Results

After the testing has been completed and faults fixed and retested the test results need to be
reviewed to make a decision about whether to accept or reject the system.

6.5 Plan Testing

This is section states what plans will be created and how they will be reported on. The following
text can be included in all the plans.

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6.6 Change Management
During the course of the project changes to the system will be made.

7. Item Pass/Fail Criteria

Sections 6, 7 and 9 define the QUALITY wanted from the UAT testing. These sections do not
specify the quality expected from the system.
Section 7 deals with defining the process about when an item has passed or failed.

8. Suspension Criteria and Resumption Requirements

Sections 8 and 15 define the RISK processes followed during UAT testing. Section 8 specifically
deals with the process used to agree when to suspend and later resume testing.

9. Test Deliverables
Sections 6, 7 and 9 define the QUALITY wanted from the UAT testing. These sections do not
specify the quality expected from the system. The documentation suggested is from the IEEE829
set and sample text is in the Test Deliverables page.

10. Testing Tasks

Sections 10 and 14 define the TIME constraints on UAT testing. These two sections can be
produced by a project management tool with the output attached as an appendix to this plan. If you
do this then put a note in these two sections to refer to the appendix.

11. Environmental Needs

Sections 11, 12, and 13 deal with the RESOURCE requirements for UAT testing.
Section 11 deals with all the physical items required to allow UAT to take place.

12. Responsibilities
Sections 11, 12, and 13 deal with the RESOURCE requirements for UAT testing.
Section 12 deals with roles and responsibilities for delivering the plan.

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13. Staffing and Training Needs

Sections 11, 12, and 13 deal with the RESOURCE requirements for UAT testing.
Section 13 deals with the types of staff, the number needed if each type and their training needs. It
can also directly name who they are.

14. Schedule
Sections 10 and 14 define the TIME constraints on UAT testing. These two sections can be
produced by a project management tool with the output attached as an appendix to this plan. If you
do this then put a note in these two sections to refer to the appendix.

15. Risks and Contingencies

Sections 8 and 15 define the RISK processes followed during UAT testing. Section 15 deals with
the issues that could go wrong with the testing process. . Notes about risk management

16. Additional Sections

The IEEE829 standard allows additional sections to be included in the test plan just before the
approvals section. If you do not need any, then delete this section. If you do some more sections
then renumber the Approvals section.

16. Approvals
Before the plan is approved you need to see if it is balanced.
Before the final version is printed for approval the template needs to be tidied up. First delete all
text in blue and then update the table of contests as follows:
1. Go to the contents page
2. Highlight the contents
3. Press the F9 key on the keyboard
4. Select “Update entire table” and press the OK button.

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