Validation

What is Validation?

Validation asks the fundamental question, "are we building the right thing, and does it actually work for users?"—confirming that the software satisfies real needs and behaves correctly in realistic scenarios. It is often contrasted with verification, which checks that the product was built correctly against its spec. In practice, validation lives in assertions and acceptance tests that verify meaningful outcomes users care about. QI generates outcome-focused assertions from recorded flows, so exported tests validate that a journey produces the right result, not just that the steps executed.