Cheat sheet
Beta Test Management Glossary
This glossary covers all of the common terms used throughout the Beta Testing process, and will enable your team to use a clear and common lexicon during your Beta Test.
PDF · 2 pages · April 28, 2017
When people from product, quality, engineering, support, and marketing all work on the same beta test, it helps to use the same words for the same things. Beta programs also vary from one company to the next, so the same idea often goes by different names.
This two-page cheat sheet defines the terms that come up across a beta test, from alpha and private beta to triage, regression, and the non-disclosure agreement. Many entries list common synonyms as well. Keep it close to hand, or send it to your team at a moment's notice.
What’s inside
Definitions in alphabetical order
The terms that come up in a normal beta test, from alpha to viability, so the whole team speaks the same language.
Roles, agreements, and process steps
Terms such as beta manager, internal beta team, non-disclosure agreement, recruitment, qualification survey, and regression.
Feedback and triage terms
Plain definitions for bug report, feature request, journal, survey, impact and triage, the words your team uses to sort what testers send.
Also known as
Alternate names appear beside many entries, for example a beta test is also called a field trial or a friendly user test.
