<s>
Conference	B-General_Concept
room	I-General_Concept
pilot	I-General_Concept
(	O
CRP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
term	O
used	O
in	O
software	O
procurement	O
and	O
software	O
acceptance	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
CRP	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
during	O
the	O
selection	O
and	O
implementation	O
of	O
a	O
software	B-Application
application	I-Application
in	O
an	O
organisation	O
or	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
conference	B-General_Concept
room	I-General_Concept
pilot	I-General_Concept
is	O
to	O
validate	O
a	O
software	B-Application
application	I-Application
against	O
the	O
business	O
processes	O
of	O
end-users	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
by	O
allowing	O
end-users	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
typical	O
or	O
key	O
business	O
processes	O
using	O
the	O
new	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
commercial	O
advantage	O
of	O
a	O
conference	B-General_Concept
room	I-General_Concept
pilot	I-General_Concept
is	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
allow	O
the	O
customer	O
to	O
prove	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
software	O
will	O
do	O
the	O
job	O
(	O
meets	O
business	O
requirements	O
and	O
expectations	O
)	O
before	O
committing	O
to	O
buying	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
thus	O
avoiding	O
buying	O
an	O
inappropriate	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
is	O
most	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
'	O
out	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
the	I-General_Concept
box	I-General_Concept
 '	O
(	O
OOTB	O
)	O
or	O
'	O
commercial	O
off-the-shelf	O
'	O
software	O
(	O
COTS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
conference	B-General_Concept
room	I-General_Concept
pilot	I-General_Concept
shares	O
some	O
features	O
of	O
user	O
acceptance	O
testing	O
(	O
UAT	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
testing	O
process	O
–	O
it	O
validates	O
that	O
a	O
design	O
or	O
solution	O
is	O
fit	O
for	O
purpose	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
than	O
functional	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Differences	O
between	O
a	O
conference	B-General_Concept
room	I-General_Concept
pilot	I-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
formal	O
UAT	O
:	O
</s>
