Software Assurance
practitioners in the NASA community
Overview of Software V&V
Software Verification and Validation (V&V) engages participants across a variety of functional areas or groups (e.g., Software Engineers, Systems Engineers, Software Quality personnel, Safety, and Project Management). Verification ensures that software being developed or maintained satisfies specified functional and performance requirements, while Validation ensures that you fulfilled the requirements for a specific intended use (i.e., "you built the right thing").
V&V activities are performed throughout the software life cycle and include, at a minimum:
- Requirements analysis and traceability
- Design and code walkthroughs and/or inspections
- Formal reviews
- Software defect analysis
- Documented Test Plans and procedures
- Test planning, execution, and reporting
- Audits and assessments
The Verification and Validation Matrix illustrates the breadth of the V&V discipline, its participants, and their responsibilities.
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More information on Software Verification and Validation will be available soon.
