Verification

Verification refers to the collection of activities and procedures conducted during the planning and development, or after completion of an inventory that can help to establish its reliability for the intended applications of the inventory. For the purposes of this guidance, verification refers specifically to those methods that are external to the inventory and apply independent data, including comparisons with inventory estimates made by other bodies or through alternative methods. Verification activities may be constituents of both QA and QC, depending on the methods used and the stage at which independent information is used.

Verification ensures the product is designed to deliver all functionality to the customer; it typically involves reviews and meetings to evaluate documents plans code requirements and specifications; this can be done with checklists issues lists walkthroughs and inspection meetings. You can learn to do verification with little or no outside help.