Baseline of Current Practise at ABB APR

A study to establish the current practise of the verification and validation process at ABB Automation Product AB (ABB APR) has been performed. The study is performed in cooperation between the Department of Communication Systems and ABB Automation Product AB (ABB APR). It is concluded that several basic process element are at place at ABB APR. The process used is basically a waterfall model. The process, called the Gate model, is largely followed. However, the process lack details and quality. The phases are defined, but the activities in each phase are ill-defined, both including purpose and content .This leads to a poor internal delivery quality, leaving too many defects in the product when entering the latter phases of testing and development. Also, the data collection procedures lack in granularity. Mainly the time collection procedures lack details. Finally, the overall training in verification and validation techniques is very low amongst the developers and testers.