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Appendix A: Overview of the Current Milestone Development Process
Pages 45-47

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... . We first describe the milestone development process.
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... We describe next the two types of testing -- developmental and operational testing -- that take place during the development process. Developmental testing includes testing of components, subsystems, and software to ensure that performance capability and reliability are designed into the system early.
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... Early operational assessments occupy a middle ground between developmental and operational testing. They may involve component testing with typical users or other means of gleaning operationally relevant insights.
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  • component testing
  • operational testing
  • development process
  • developmental test


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