A practical checklist for Oracle Fusion UAT readiness

Before UAT kicks off, here's a no-nonsense list worth going through. Skipping these usually shows up as pain a few weeks later.

• Is SIT actually closed out? Not "mostly done" — actually resolved, with known issues documented and prioritized, not just deferred silently.
• Do business users have real test data to work with? Not placeholder or dummy data — data that reflects how their actual processes run, so they can genuinely evaluate whether the system works for them.
• Are UAT scripts written from a business perspective, not a technical one? If your UAT scripts read like SIT scripts, business users will just click through them mechanically instead of actually evaluating the process.
• Is there a clear defect triage process ready before day one? Decide in advance who reviews issues, how severity gets assigned, and what the SLA is for fixes — don't figure this out mid-UAT.
• Have business users actually been trained on what they're testing? UAT isn't the time to also teach someone how to use Oracle Fusion for the first time — that muddies whether issues are training gaps or real defects.
• Is there a realistic timeline buffer for fixes and retesting? UAT rarely goes 100% clean on the first pass. Build in time for at least one round of fixes and retesting before go-live.
• Are integration points included in UAT scenarios, not just standalone Fusion screens? Business processes rarely live inside one module — make sure end-to-end flows are represented.
• Is there a rollback or contingency plan if UAT surfaces a serious blocker? Hope isn't a plan — know what happens if something critical breaks late.
• Is sign-off criteria defined and agreed upon before testing starts? Vague "looks good" sign-off criteria leads to disputes later about whether UAT actually passed.

None of this is groundbreaking, but it's surprising how often at least a few of these get skipped under timeline pressure — and it's almost always the reason UAT feels chaotic when it doesn't need to be.