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15.1 
Define the V&V strategy
Table 15.1 
Software V&V Task Elements
Practice
Description
Importance
Verify 
requirements 
traceability 
throughout 
the physical 
architecture
Confirm that the requirements traceability mechanism 
is current and provides traceability among elements of 
the physical architecture.
Important 
(advisable)
Verify traceability 
to the functional 
architecture
Confirm that the requirements traceability mechanism 
is current and provides traceability among functional 
units and structural units.
Essential 
(mandatory)
Software Implementation Verification Tasks
Verify software 
implementation 
plans—
implementation 
of structural units
Confirm that software implementation plans 
adequately account for the effort necessary to design, 
code, and test each structural unit.
Informative 
(useful)
Verify software 
implementation 
plans—
integration 
strategy 
compliance
Confirm that software implementation plans 
adequately account for the effort necessary to 
assemble, integrate, and test each structural 
component.
Informative 
(useful)
Verify software 
unit conformance
Confirm that the implementation of each software unit 
conforms to its structural specification.
Essential 
(mandatory)
Verify software 
component 
conformance
Confirm that the implementation of each software 
component conforms to its structural specification.
Essential 
(mandatory)