What is Exit Criteria for Testing?

The most important decision for the testing team is when to stop the testing activity.It depends upon different criteria depending upon the domain and project type.It is the set of conditions that should be met in order to stop the testing process.

The different conditions for Exit Criteria are :

1.When the deadlines are met.

2.When the testing budget is over.

3. No high severity bugs are left.

4.When all business requirements are met.

5.When the testing schedule is finished.

6. Bug rate falls below certain level.

7. After successful execution of test cases.

8. 100 % requirement coverage is achieved.