Introduction

This appendix contains a specimen test certificate template, which may be customized and used to formally record the successful completion of a specific test phase for a particular application under test (AUT). An electronic version of the template can be obtained using the following link: http://www.cambridge.org/9780521148016.

Although it is unlikely that a test certificate will be used to formally record the successful completion of the earlier phases of the testing process, in any formal acceptance of an AUT, and in particular from a third-party developer or supplier, the use of such a certificate should be mandatory.

When customizing the specimen test certificate template for a particular AUT under a specific testing phase, the following information should be considered for inclusion within the test certificate:

• The title of the AUT

• The test phase name

• A statement of acceptance describing the circumstances of the test, its date (and optionally, its location), and what the AUT has been tested against

• The signature of the member of staff accepting the tested AUT (must be of an appropriate level of seniority, particularly for acceptance of third-party bespoke developed systems or products). The signature should be dated

• The signature of the independent test observer (this item may not be appropriate for an acceptance test where the system has been supplied by a third-party organization). The signature should be dated

• The signature of the supplier or developer (these need not be the representatives of a third-party organization – for example, the AUT may have been developed in-house, with a suitably senior representative of the development project signing). The signature should be dated.