Following on somewhat from Gems post Acceptance Criteria: who, why, how, etc
What do you look for when you’re reviewing acceptance criteria?
For me, one of the key things I look for is: does the team have a common understanding of what they mean? I think without that, most other things I’d look for fall by the wayside.
What about you? What’s important for you when reviewing acceptance criteria?
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jesper
(Jesper Ottosen)
25 November 2020 11:05
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testability - how well can we test the AC? ie is the criteria worded in a way that makes it testable. Are they open or closed questions?
testability - primary method of testing: exploratory, automation (api, ui, unit)… I wrote about analyzing the AC/Requirements here:
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One word - Examples. I need examples of how the feature works, especially for APIs. It helps to avoid ambiguity.
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@heather_reid - I asked a related question for APIs.
As a tester, I expect the following things to be provided in an story for an API, especially for a new API. Do you think these expectations are reasonable? If you have more expectations, then please share them.
1 - Examples of how the API works at a high level, preferably in the “given, when, then” format.
These can be considered as acceptance criteria. I need only basic examples of positive scenarios. Examples of some basic negative scenarios are nice to have. I can figure out the remaining, …
In the telecoms space, it is not uncommon to see something a little abstract, like:
No P1 defects
P2 defects to be fixed in x days
P3 and P4 (where P4 is usually cosmetic) defects fixed at next release.
Testing is often referenced back to requirements so known coverage at any given point is a function of tested and untested requirements.
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jahnvi01
(jahnvi gosai )
8 March 2021 05:40
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Here some points that I reviewed:
Each product item or user story should have at least one acceptance criteria.
Each acceptance criteria is independently testable.
Acceptance criteria must have a clear pass/fail result.
Include functional vs non functional criteria
focuses on the end result
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