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Difference between Verification and Validation Testing in Tabular form

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Verification and validation is a process that identifies whether a software is developing as per the given requirements and specifications.

The basic difference between verification and validation testing is that, verification assures whether a product meets the specifications or not ,whereas, validation checks whether a product meets client’s requirement or not.

Difference between Validation and Verification Testing in Tabular form

Verification TestingValidation Testing
Main objective is to assure that product meets the designed specificationsMain objective is to assure that product meets the client’ requirements
This is done during the development phaseThis done after the development phase
This is carried out by the Quality Assurance (QA) teamThis is carried out by the Quality Checking (QC) team
It is static and proactive in natureIt is dynamic and reactive in nature
It does not involves testing of codesIt involves testing of code
It tests the software thoroughly without executing the codeIt tests the software by executing the code with the goal of finding defects and improve performance
The main goal of this testing method is to find bugs, ensuring the quality level of product and avoid defects.The main goal is to ensure the software work properly and meeting all the requirement and specification mentioned by the client
It supports techniques such as Inspection, walkthrough, Reviews and moreIt supports white box testing and black box testing techniques such as unit testing, integration testing, system testing, and Acceptance testing

Verification

“Are we building the product right?”

Definition: Verification is an approach of checking if the product that is being built is satisfying the imposed requirements and specifications, during the development phase.

Characteristics of Verification testing:

  • Discovering errors in early stages
  • Faster & Accurate
  • Responsible for detecting bugs

 

Validation

“Are we building the right product?”

Definition: Validation is an approach of checking if the product, built, meets the needs and requirements of the client, after the end of the development phase.

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This post was last modified on October 6, 2020

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