Acceptance Criteria

Definition of Acceptance Criteria:

The Acceptance Criteria are a set of conditions that the product must meet in order to satisfy the customer. The product owner writes statements from the customer’s point of view that show how a user story or feature should work. In order for the story or feature to be accepted it needs to pass theses criteria; otherwise, it fails.

Use of Acceptance Criteria:

Acceptance criteria should be written in clear, easy-to-understand language.

Benefits of Acceptance Criteria:

• Confirm when a user story is complete.
• Help the team understand the story/feature.
• Remove ambiguity from requirements.

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