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- Specify the software system under test. Generally a tag should be set on the deployed software to provide revision control and allow specific description of the software under test.
- Certify by the development team that work on the system is complete. Internal verification has been successfully performed and the system is ready for validation.
- Check that all feature validation is complete (all tickets should be in the pending release stage).
- Review the Validation procedures that will be performed by the team, agree on their sufficiency and necessity.
- Ensure that any test fixtures necessary for the validation are in place in the test environment.
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