- User criteria: Requirements, preferences, or expectations of end users regarding a product, service, or system.
- Technical criteria: Specific requirements, standards, or specifications related to the technical aspects of a project, product, or solution.
- Non-technical criteria: Considerations beyond technology, including business, user, organizational, and environmental factors.
- Regulatory criteria: Requirements, rules, standards, and regulations established by authoritative entities to ensure compliance with legal, safety, quality, and environmental standards.
- Success criteria: Specific, measurable indicators used to assess whether a project, initiative, or endeavor has achieved its desired outcomes and objectives.
- Acceptance criteria: Conditions or standards that a product, service, or deliverable must meet in order to be accepted or approved by stakeholders.