Chapter 5 – Managing the Test Activities
Exit Criteria – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
The set of conditions for officially completing a defined task.
In simple words
The checklist that must be true before you can declare testing done — coverage hit, no open blockers, etc.
Exam tip
Exit criteria are evaluated in the test summary report and drive release decisions.
Related terms
- Entry CriteriaThe checklist that must be true before a test level or activity can start — e.g. build deployed, smoke passed.
- Definition of DoneAn Agile team’s shared checklist for ‘this work is really done, including tests, docs and deployment’.
- Test CompletionThe wrap-up phase — archive assets, tear down environments, publish the summary, capture lessons learned.
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