A local insurance company has decided to migrate an in-house accounting solution to a purchased enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. The project is entering the user acceptance testing (UAT)…

The correct answer is A. UAT has started before functional testing is complete. The greatest risk to the effectiveness of the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase is starting UAT before functional testing is complete. Functional testing ensures that the system behaves as expected from a technical perspective. If UAT begins prematurely, there is a risk that…

Submitted by salim_om· Apr 18, 2026Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation

Question

A local insurance company has decided to migrate an in-house accounting solution to a purchased enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. The project is entering the user acceptance testing (UAT) phase. Which of the following would pose the GREATEST risk to the effectiveness of the UAT?

Options

AUAT has started before functional testing is complete
BUAT environment is an exact copy of production data
CUAT includes business users who were not involved with the project
DUAT is conducted by senior management

How the community answered

(51 responses)

A
75% (38)
B
4% (2)
C
8% (4)
D
14% (7)

Explanation

The greatest risk to the effectiveness of the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase is starting UAT before functional testing is complete. Functional testing ensures that the system behaves as expected from a technical perspective. If UAT begins prematurely, there is a risk that the system may have unresolved technical issues, which could lead to incorrect testing results or missed defects, ultimately undermining the effectiveness of UAT and delaying the project.

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#User Acceptance Testing (UAT)#Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)#Functional Testing#Project Risk

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