Success Criteria
The observable conditions used to judge whether an effort achieved its intended outcome.
Plain English
How the team will recognize that the work succeeded.
In context
Success criteria can combine user business operational and quality evidence and should be defined before results are interpreted.
Example
“Success means most invited users finish setup without contacting support.”
When you'll hear this
- planning
- experiment design
- project review
Common misunderstanding
Success criteria describe the overall outcome while acceptance criteria verify a specific item or behavior.
Also known as
criteria for successsuccess measure
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Updated: 2026-08-27
