Ready, steady, go... Stop. Do the UATs

Solution scope to be release – check.

Performance testing completed – check.

Data migrated and validated – check.

Ready for go-live… Wait.

What about completing user acceptance testing (UAT)? And signing?#UATs?off by the business?

Your implementation will fail if your end users don’t adopt the new solution. Of if it simply does not provide them with any added value.

Really?

Yes. UATs help you validate all of the expected business processes affected by the system.

User acceptance testing often reveals minor bugs and the need for some fixes. It is necessary to make sure that no critical part of the solution is missing.

What do I gain?

·????????Confidence that you?#Dynamics365?application meets your business requirements

·????????Users equipped with necessary knowledge on the functionality and capabilities of the system (or its specific modules)

·????????Maximized adoption which will help you gain the desired ROI from the implementation

Skipping UATs…

Will do you no good. If user acceptance testing isn’t completed successfully before the cutover date, the live operations are at risk.

They might be delayed due to various stumbling blocks found with the processes: performance issues, poor training, unsuitable processes or even inappropriate security accesses…

Incomplete UATs…

They will result in the solution not working properly. What then? You have to be prepared for a big-budget recovery, a lot of difficulties (technical and operational), not to mention a threat to business continuity due to system instability and unreliability. You really don’t need that. Get ready for the sprint properly. Ready?