the quality control and testing tasks and techniques used
to determine if a work product (either an application or one
of its components) conforms to its specified requirements,
including operational, quality, interface, and design
constraints. Validation determines if the “correct” work
product was produced.
Contrast withverification.
Examples include
system tests and
launch
tests.
an organization that that provides
Commercial-Of-The-Shelf (COTS) products (e.g., data,
software, or hardware components) to the development
organization for a fee or in exchange for services.
the
role that is played when a
person officially represents a vendor organization in
interactions with members of other organizations during an
endeavor.
the quality control and testing tasks and techniques used
to incrementally and iteratively determine if a work product
is complete and consistent with its inputs (work products and
stakeholder statements) and its associated conventions (e.g.,
standards, templates, and inspection checklists).
Verification determines if the work product was produced
correctly.
Contrast withvalidation.
Examples include document
inspections,
unit tests, and
integration
tests.
