Exit Criteria for testing....

Hi friends today i am talking about exit createria,why it is important in any orginazation,some times exit createria is defined by the stakeholder some time defined by the qa manager,exit criteria are the criteria or requirements which must be met to complete a specific process and the application is ready to install in production server,When testing new software or hardware for release, a set of test specifications are created to test this new product to ensure that it meets minimum acceptable createria.some times people is confused with boundry analysis.it consist Exit the testing phase of the program.exit criteria is always dependent on time resourse and budget.but There is no exit criteria for testing when it comes to the exploratory testing.

The Exit Criteria for testing is:

1. When all the test cases are executed
2. When User acceptance testing is complete
3. Hardware and software are not available at the time
indicated in the test schedule or project schedule
4. When Source code contain one or more critical defect that
limits the testing process.
5. When testing budget is complete
6. According to the test schedule
7 When release factor is near or when deadline is reached
8.When all major Bugs are resolved.