8️⃣Acceptance Testing Milestone

What is it?

The Acceptance Testing milestone is like a trial run for a new app or website, where the team checks if everything works well and is easy to use. They do this by testing how users interact with it, making sure it's accessible to everyone, and seeing how it shows up in search engines. They also look at how easy it is to navigate and gather feedback from users. The team collects all this information to make sure the app or website is ready for more people to use. The tasks include testing how users accept the product, researching user experience, checking accessibility, designing for search engines, analyzing usability, and gathering feedback through surveys and research.

Why is it valuable?

The value of this milestone is that it helps the team understand what works and what doesn't before the product is fully launched. It ensures that the product is user-friendly, accessible, and meets the needs of its users. For the team, it provides important feedback and insights that guide improvements, making the final product better and more successful.

Who’s involved?

DID YOU KNOW?

Agile teams do not have specific departments! They all float across different duties. So, this means that a UX designer can perform discovery work, and play any other kinds of duties they desire. See how this works in the Agile Handbook's "Daily Life on Agile Teams".

The following duties are involved in this milestone. These duties are performed by anyone who commits to them on a cross-functional team.

QA duty
Business analyst duty

When does it happen in a project?

The acceptance testing milestone starts after there are usable results in development. Teams will go out to validate the work they have produced that's as real to the launched product as possible.