In plain English
These are the requirements that act as the pass standard for what is being provided. They set out what the work, goods, or services must satisfy before they can be treated as accepted under the contract.
In context
Here, "acceptance criteria" labels the stated conditions a deliverable must meet to be reviewed and approved as accepted under the contract.
- Situation
- Tracking obligations, deliverables, milestones, notices, and deadlines
- What it communicates
- labels the conditions used to review and approve a deliverable.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say whether those stated conditions have been met in a particular case.
Examples
“The contract sets acceptance criteria for the paving work, including a smooth finish and the correct slope.”
“The manager compared the finished wall with the acceptance criteria in the contract.”