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Differences Between Verification and Validation

By : Thomas Hamilton Updated December 9, 2023

Key Difference between Verification vs Validation

Verification process includes checking documents, design, code, and program, whereas Validation process
includes testing and validation of the actual product.
Verification does not involve code execution, while Validation involves code execution.
Verification uses methods like reviews, walkthroughs, inspections, and desk-checking, whereas Validation
uses methods like black box testing, white box testing, and non-functional testing.
Verification checks whether the software confirms a specification, whereas Validation checks whether the
software meets the requirements and expectations.
Verification finds the bugs early in the development cycle, whereas Validation finds the bugs that
verification can not catch.
Comparing validation and verification in software testing, the Verification process targets software architecture, design, database, etc., while the
Validation process targets the actual software product.
Verification is done by the QA team, while Validation is done by the involvement of the testing team with the QA team.
Comparing Verification vs Validation testing, the Verification process comes before validation, whereas the Validation process comes after
verification.

Verification vs Validation

Table of Content:
What is Verification in Software Testing?
Verification in Software Testing is a process of checking documents, design, code, and program in order to check if the software has been built
according to the requirements or not. The main goal of verification process is to ensure quality of software application, design, architecture etc. The
verification process involves activities like reviews, walk-throughs and inspection.

What is Validation in Software Testing?


Validation in Software Engineering is a dynamic mechanism of testing and validating if the software product actually meets the exact needs of the
customer or not. The process helps to ensure that the software fulfills the desired use in an appropriate environment. The validation process involves
activities like unit testing, integration testing, system testing and user acceptance testing.

Difference Between Verification and Validation in Software Testing


Here is the main difference between Verification and Validation in Software Testing:

Verification Validation

It is a dynamic mechanism of testing and validating the actual


The verifying process includes checking documents, design, code, and program
product

It does not involve executing the code It always involves executing the code
Verification uses methods like reviews, walkthroughs, inspections, and desk- It uses methods like Black Box Testing, White Box Testing, and
checking etc. non-functional testing

It checks whether the software meets the requirements and


Whether the software conforms to specification is checked
expectations of a customer

It finds bugs early in the development cycle It can find bugs that the verification process can not catch

Target is application and software architecture, specification, complete design,


Target is an actual product
high level, and database design etc.

QA team does verification and make sure that the software is as per the With the involvement of testing team validation is executed on
requirement in the SRS document. software code.

It comes before validation It comes after verification

Example of verification and validation


Now, let’s take an example to explain verification and validation planning:

In Software Engineering, consider the following specification for verification testing and validation testing,

A clickable button with name Submet

Verification would check the design doc and correcting the spelling mistake.
Otherwise, the development team will create a button like

Example of Verification

So new specification is

A clickable button with name Submit

Once the code is ready, Validation is done. A Validation test found –

Example of Validation

Owing to Validation testing, the development team will make the submit button clickable

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