Entry Criteria and Exit Criteria

Entry Criteria (Definition of ready)

Define the preconditions for undertaking a given test activity

  • Availability of testable requirements, user stories and models.
  • Availability of test items that have met the exit criteria for any prior test levels
  • Availability of test environment and readiness.
  • Availability of necessary test tools.
  • Availability of test data and other necessary resources.

Exit Criteria (Definition of Done)

Exit criteria are used to determine when a given test activity has been completed or when it should stop.

  • Planned tests have been executed
  • A defined level of coverage (e.g of requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, risks, code) has been achieved.
  • The number of unresolved defects in within an agreed limit.
  • The number of estimated remaining defects is sufficiency low.
  • The evaluated levels of quality characteristics

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