Free UAT Test Plan Generator
All ten sections of a professional UAT test plan - scope, entry and exit criteria, environment, schedule, roles, scenarios, defect process, risks, and sign-off - assembled as you type. Export to Word, Markdown, or PDF.
1. Plan overview
2. Entry criteria
Testing starts only when all of these are met. Edit to match your project.
3. Exit criteria
UAT is complete when all of these are met.
4. Environment & test data
5. Schedule
6. Roles & responsibilities
7. Test scenarios
High-level scenarios - the detailed steps live in your test management tool.
8. Defect management
9. Risks & mitigations
10. Sign-off
Who approves this plan and, later, the UAT outcome.
UAT Test Plan
1. Plan Overview
| Project | [Project and release version] |
|---|---|
| Plan version | 1.0 |
| Prepared by | [Name, role] |
| Date | [YYYY-MM-DD] |
| Status | Draft |
| Distribution | [Teams and stakeholders who receive this plan] |
Objective: [What this UAT cycle validates, referencing the requirement or story IDs in scope]
In scope:
- - [Feature / module]
Out of scope:
- - [Excluded item and why]
2. Entry Criteria (testing starts only when ALL are met)
- ☐ All in-scope user stories have passed QA testing
- ☐ UAT environment deployed with the release candidate build
- ☐ Test data loaded and verified
- ☐ All critical and high-severity QA defects resolved
- ☐ UAT test cases reviewed and approved by business stakeholders
- ☐ All UAT testers have environment access and credentials
- ☐ Rollback procedure documented and verified
3. Exit Criteria (UAT is complete when ALL are met)
- ☐ 100% of UAT test cases executed
- ☐ At least 95% of executed test cases passed
- ☐ No open critical or high-severity defects
- ☐ All open medium and low defects dispositioned and documented
- ☐ UAT results documented and shared with stakeholders
- ☐ Formal sign-off obtained from all approvers
4. Environment & Test Data
| Environment URL | [https://uat.example.com] |
|---|---|
| Build / version | [Release candidate build ID] |
| Access | [How testers get credentials] |
| Test data | [What data is loaded and how it is refreshed] |
5. Schedule
| Phase | Start | End | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAT preparation | [Start] | [End] | UAT Lead |
| Execution - round 1 | [Start] | [End] | Business testers |
| Defect fixes and re-test | [Start] | [End] | Dev team + testers |
| Final review and sign-off | [Start] | [End] | Business owner |
6. Roles & Responsibilities
| Name | Role | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| [Name] | UAT Lead | Plans the UAT cycle, assigns testers, tracks progress, reports status |
| [Name] | Business Tester | Executes assigned test cases, logs defects with evidence |
| [Name] | Dev Support | Triages and fixes defects, deploys builds to the UAT environment |
7. Test Scenarios
| ID | Scenario | Business area | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAT-001 | [Scenario] | [Area] | High |
| UAT-002 | [Scenario] | [Area] | Medium |
| UAT-003 | [Scenario] | [Area] | Medium |
8. Defect Management
| Severity | Definition | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | Blocks a core business flow, no workaround | Fix immediately - halts UAT |
| High | Major function broken, workaround exists | Fix before UAT exit |
| Medium | Minor function or usability issue | Disposition at daily triage |
| Low | Cosmetic issue, no functional impact | Log and defer |
Defects are logged in Jira with steps to reproduce, expected vs actual results, and supporting evidence. Triage happens daily during the UAT window. Critical and high-severity defects block exit; medium and low defects are dispositioned with the business owner at triage.
9. Risks & Mitigations
| Risk | Mitigation |
|---|---|
| [Risk] | [Mitigation] |
| [Risk] | [Mitigation] |
10. Sign-off
| Name | Role | Signature | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Name] | Business Owner | ||
| [Name] | UAT Lead |
How it works
Work through the sections
Every section comes pre-loaded with proven defaults: entry and exit criteria, severity definitions, schedule phases, and role descriptions. Edit what differs for your project.
Watch the plan assemble
The live preview on the right builds the complete document as you type, so you always see exactly what stakeholders will receive.
Export and circulate
Download as Word for formal review, Markdown for Confluence or your wiki, or print straight to PDF. Then get it approved before testing starts.
What a UAT test plan needs to cover
A UAT test plan is the agreement between the delivery team and the business about what will be validated, by whom, when, and against what bar. The plans that work share the same skeleton: clear scope (and explicit out-of-scope), entry criteria that stop UAT from starting on a broken build, exit criteria that stop it from ending on a hand-wave, a schedule with owners, and a named sign-off authority.
The most common failure is not a missing section - it is vague criteria. "Testing went well" is not an exit criterion; "100% executed, 95% passed, no open critical or high defects" is. This generator ships with those defaults so you start from a strong baseline instead of a blank page.
Everything runs in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded or stored anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Is this UAT test plan generator free?
Yes - free, no signup, no limits. It runs entirely in your browser and your data never leaves your machine. It is built by the team behind BesTest, a test management app for Jira.
What are entry and exit criteria in UAT?
Entry criteria are the conditions that must be true before UAT starts, such as QA testing passed, the environment deployed, and test data loaded. Exit criteria define when UAT is done, such as all test cases executed, a minimum pass rate met, and no open critical defects. They protect both sides: testers do not waste time on broken builds, and releases do not ship on incomplete testing.
How detailed should the test scenarios section be?
In the plan itself, keep scenarios high-level: one line per business flow with an ID, owner area, and priority. The detailed steps, data, and expected results belong in your test management tool, where they can be executed and tracked - not frozen inside a Word document.
Can I use this for a regular (non-UAT) test plan?
Largely yes. The structure - scope, criteria, environment, schedule, roles, defect process, risks, sign-off - is the standard skeleton for any test plan. Rename the scenario section and adjust the criteria and it works for system or regression test plans too.
The plan is done in 10 minutes. Executing it is the real work.
A Word document cannot tell you which test cases were actually run, by whom, and what failed. BesTest turns this plan into living work inside Jira: test cases with steps, execution cycles with a guided test player, defect links, and progress reporting your stakeholders can watch in real time.
Free for teams up to 10 users. All features included.
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