Exit Criteria for testing...

Hi friends today I am talking about exit criteria,why it is important in any organization,some times exit criteria is defined by the stakeholder some time defined by the a manager, exit criteria are the criteria or requirements which must be met to complete a specific process and the application is ready to install in production server, When testing new software or hardware for release, a set of test specifications are created to test this new product to ensure that it meets minimum acceptable criteria. some times people is confused with boundary analysis. It consist Exit the testing phase of the program. Exit criteria are always dependent on time recourse and budget. But there are no exit criteria for testing when it comes to the exploratory testing.

The Exit Criteria for testing is:

1. when all the test cases are executed

2. When User acceptance testing is complete

3. Hardware and software are not available at the time indicated in the test schedule or project schedule

4. When Source code contain one or more critical defect that limits the testing process.

5. When testing budget is complete

6. According to the test schedule

7 when release factor is near or when deadline is reached

8.When all major Bugs are resolved.