{
  "status": "Illustrative acceptance plan, not an executable test suite or observed production result",
  "topic": "Microsoft startup credits application checklist",
  "date": "2026-11-04",
  "sourceArticle": "https://aptixlabs.com/insights/microsoft-for-startups-credits-eligibility",
  "setup": [
    "Use synthetic accounts and records",
    "Record the environment and implementation version",
    "Agree the expected product contract before testing"
  ],
  "reviewSequence": [
    "Collect a consistent company and product evidence packet",
    "Verify current terms in the official programme pages",
    "Assign an owner for activation usage and expiry"
  ],
  "cases": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "condition": "Application is submitted",
      "expectedBehavior": "Status remains pending rather than approved",
      "observedBehavior": null,
      "status": "not_run"
    },
    {
      "id": "2",
      "condition": "Benefits are activated",
      "expectedBehavior": "The covered account and services are verified",
      "observedBehavior": null,
      "status": "not_run"
    },
    {
      "id": "3",
      "condition": "A subscription is outside coverage",
      "expectedBehavior": "Its spend remains in the cash budget",
      "observedBehavior": null,
      "status": "not_run"
    }
  ],
  "tradeoff": "Administrative effort has a cost. A programme is valuable when the team can use its benefits responsibly; it is not a reason to move a stable workload without a separate migration case."
}