Verification and Validation

≈ 32 min

Verification asks whether the design meets specified requirements; validation asks whether it addresses the real stakeholder need in context.

Core checkpoint: A design can pass its specification yet fail the user's actual need.

Which statement best captures the core checkpoint for Verification and Validation?

A design can pass its specification yet fail the user's actual need.

Choose a solution before defining the evidence.

Ignore units, limits and boundary cases.

Assume the first result applies in every context.

Enter the highlighted key term for Verification and Validation. Checkpoint clue: What is the difference between verification and validation?

Which lesson most directly explains the concepts used in this application?

A water-level alarm may verify its switching threshold but still fail validation if it cannot be heard where people work.

Verification and Validation

The Engineering Design Cycle

Requirements, Constraints and Trade-offs

none of these concepts