The validation process ensures that the system configuration, as designed and represented by the baseline, meets all customers' requirements. |
The five categories of testing
1) Initial analytic evaluation
2) Selected component functionality or physical characteristics (Type 1),
3) Initial component qualification for operation (Type 2),
4) Fully integrated system formal tests and demonstrations (Type 3),
5) Special post launch testing (Type 4)
The established TPM priorities should influence the depth and methods used for evaluation. However, Newly designed elements (high-risk) should require more testing than commercial or standard components.
The perception of success progresses from the project team to the user and back to the builder. The project team's basic measure of success is the certification. However, once the system is delivered, the users will perceive success on many levels. The project may produce a system that is successfully certified but becomes a disappointment to the user.
Success is affected by all the conditions affecting the user whether or not anticipated during design.
A true system validation test cannot be completed until the system is fully operational in the user's environment, the process must start early by implementing a progressive test and evaluation plan. |
