02 — Capability · BC-530.40
Verification & Validation
Prove the product does what the specification says and that the specification was the right one, with evidence that would survive a regulator, a customer or a lawyer asking how you know.
- Product Testing
- V&V
- Test & Qualification
In scope
- Test planning and test case design
- Verification testing against requirements
- Validation with users and in field conditions
- Certification and regulatory submissions for the product
Out of scope
- Quality system standards and audits (see BC-550)
- Production inspection of built units (see BC-550)
Realized by · 0
- No product in the catalog yet.
Used in · 1
Build it · 0
- Nothing in the library points here yet.
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-530.40.10Test PlanningDecide what will be tested, how, at what stage and to what acceptance criteria, so testing is a plan rather than a reaction.
- BC-530.40.20Verification TestingCheck the built product against each requirement and record the evidence, including the failures and what was done about them.
- BC-530.40.30Validation & Field TrialsConfirm the product solves the real problem in real conditions, with real users, before it is declared done.
- BC-530.40.40Certification & ApprovalsObtain the external certifications and regulatory approvals the product needs to be sold in each market.