Modeling verification and validation

It should be clear by now that verification and validation are important to delivering a successful system and, therefore, are essential parts of MBSE. In this section, we shall consider how modeling techniques may be applied to visualize the different aspects of testing and verification and validation.

One of the major advantages of modeling compared to a model-based approach comes into play now, as it is possible to reuse many of the views that have been generated so far as part of systems development for testing purposes. The more views that can be reused, then the more value that is added to the overall project as a direct result of modeling.

There are also other benefits to reusing existing views. One such advantage is that by using the same views that were used to develop the system, it is guaranteed that all of the information that is being used for the testing activities will be consistent, as it is using the same model. Remember that...