While User Acceptance Tests (UATs) sound extremely straightforward in theory, reality is a different ball game - they come with many challenges. This article explores 5 challenges of UAT and proffers recommendations on how they can be tackled.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is a phase in the software development life cycle where the intended users of a system participate in validating that the solution meets their needs. There are varying perspectives to the definition of UAT. While some see the UAT as a “test of requirements”, others argue that the same deficiencies missed in the framing of requirements will be missed during testing if this philosophy is adopted.