8.3 Release testing
Release testing is the process of testing a particular release of a system that is intended for use outside of the development team. Normally, the system release is for customers and users. In a complex project, however, the release could be for other teams that are developing related systems. For software products, the release could be for product management who then prepare it for sale.
There are two important distinctions between release testing and system testing during the development process:
The system development, team should not be responsible for release testing.
Release testing is a process of validation checking to ensure that a system meets its requirements and is good enough for use by system customers. System ...
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