ES-109 Stage Manifest¶
Manifest purpose¶
This manifest is the structured contract for ES-109.
Stage identity¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage ID | ES-109 |
| Stage Name | Testing and Verification |
| Stage Family | Verification and Release Preparation |
| Stage Type | Testing, verification, and evidence production |
| Estimated Effort | Multiple iterations |
| Prerequisites | ES-108 — Code Review and Integration |
| Previous Stage | ES-108 — Code Review and Integration |
| Next Stage | ES-110 — Release Readiness |
| Primary Output | Testing and verification evidence package |
| Publication Status | Production-ready |
Stage mission¶
Verify that integrated implementation satisfies requirements, preserves guardrails, handles failure paths, and produces trustworthy evidence.
Primary engineering question¶
Does the integrated system satisfy its requirements and guardrails with enough verification evidence to support release-readiness judgment?
Inputs¶
| Input | Required | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Integration readiness summary | Yes | docs/integration/integration_readiness_summary.md |
| Integration verification record | Yes | docs/integration/integration_verification_record.md |
| Review findings | Yes | docs/integration/review_findings.md |
| Integration decision record | Yes | docs/integration/integration_decision_record.md |
| Requirements evidence | Yes | docs/requirements/ |
| Design evidence | Yes | docs/design/ |
| Implementation evidence | Yes | docs/implementation/ |
Outputs¶
| Output | Repository Location |
|---|---|
| Test strategy | docs/testing/test_strategy.md |
| Test plan | docs/testing/test_plan.md |
| Test cases | docs/testing/test_cases.md |
| Verification matrix | docs/testing/verification_matrix.md |
| Test execution record | docs/testing/test_execution_record.md |
| Defect log | docs/testing/defect_log.md |
| Guardrail verification | docs/testing/guardrail_verification.md |
| AI verification record | docs/testing/ai_verification_record.md |
| Regression check record | docs/testing/regression_check_record.md |
| Testing readiness summary | docs/testing/testing_readiness_summary.md |
Required evidence¶
- test strategy evidence;
- test plan evidence;
- test case evidence;
- verification traceability evidence;
- test execution evidence;
- defect evidence;
- guardrail verification evidence;
- AI verification evidence;
- regression evidence;
- transition evidence.
Completion criteria¶
ES-109 is complete when testing strategy, plan, cases, verification matrix, execution record, defect log, guardrail verification, AI verification, regression checks, and ES-110 readiness summary exist and are reviewable.
Success criteria¶
ES-109 succeeds when ES-110 can evaluate release readiness without guessing what was tested, what passed, what failed, what risks remain, or whether trustworthiness guardrails were verified.
Risks if skipped¶
Skipping ES-109 may result in release decisions based on assumption, unverified guardrails, hidden defects, weak AI controls, missing regression checks, and unsupported release confidence.