Phase 9: External Testing (Beta)
Summary: Final users of the software release or users of various derivative products of the release conduct beta testing at selected customer sites. The customer will be given some direction or training, but the goal is to let these Beta customers encounter obstacles or problems by themselves and provide feedback on these.
This document will help you:
- Conduct beta testing at selected customer sites.
- Let these Beta customers encounter obstacles or problems by themselves and provide feedback.
- Incorporate feedback into the software and documentation to improve the quality of the release and derivative products before final shipments.
What you get:
- Beta Build
- Beta Test and Report
- Design Review of all Test Data
- Beta Software Updates
- System Regression Tests and Report
- Final Release Notes
- Distribution Readiness Review
- Release to Distribution
- External Test (Beta) Phase Exit Criteria - Release to Distribution