Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria
Purpose
Description
Elements
Usage Considerations
Acceptance criteria
Evaluation criteria
to define the requirements, outcomes, or conditions that must be met in order for a solution to be considered acceptable to key stakeholders
measures used to assess a set of
requirements in order to choose between multiple solutions
Acceptance criteria
They may be used to determine if a solution
or solution component can meet a requirement.
They are generally expressed as a pass or fail.
Evaluation criteria
Each evaluation criterion represents a continuous or discrete scale for measuring a specific solution attribute such as cost, performance, usability
Value Attributes (qualities that the solution should either possess or avoid)
Assessment (measurable format)
Strengths
Limitations
to be expressed in the form
of testable acceptance criteria
to be necessary when the requirements
express contractual obligations
to assess requirements based
on agreed-upon criteria
to assess diverse needs based
on agreed- upon criteria
to assist in the delivery of expected return on
investment (ROI) or otherwise specified potential value
to help in defining priorities
they may express contractual obligations
Agreement can be challenging