V- Model:
V- Model means Verification and Validation Model. V-Model
is just like the waterfall model, the V-Shaped life cycle is a
sequential path of execution processes. Each phase must be completed before the
next phase begins. In V-Model development team activities and testing team
activities will start same time. Both Waterfall Model and V-Model they are
quite similar to each other.
V-Model diagram
shows Software Development activities on the Left hand side of Model and the Testing
team activities on the Right hand side of the model.
Following is
a Diagrammatic Representation of Different phases of V-Model
Testing is divided into four phases as follows:
1)Unit Testing
2)Integration Testing
3)System Testing
4)Acceptance Testing
Advantages of V-model:
- Simple and easy to use.
- Each phase has specific deliverable.
- If a mistake happened in any phase no need to start the process from the beginning.
- Testing activities like planning,test design,happens well before coding. This saves a lot of time.
- Works well for small projects where requirements are easily understood.
Disadvantages of V-model:
- Project definition is Stable
- It needs lot of resources and money.
- Software is developed during the implementation phase, so no early prototypes of the software are produced.
- If any changes happen in mid of the project, then the test documents along with requirement documents has to be update.
When to use the V-model:
- V-Model should be used for small to medium sized projects where requirements are clearly defined and fixed.
- The V-Shaped model should be chosen when ample technical resources are available with needed technical expertise.