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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: A Testing Guide (Supersedes AIMD-10.1.21)

AIMD-10.1.21 Published: Nov 01, 1998. Publicly Released: Nov 01, 1998.
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This publication supersedes AIMD-10.1.21, Year 2000 Computing Crisis: A Testing Guide (Exposure Draft), June 1998. GAO published a guide to aid federal agencies in managing all testing activities related to the year 2000 problem, focusing on five phases of year 2000 testing activities: (1) awareness; (2) assessment; (3) renovation; (4) validation; and (5) implementation. The guide recommends the structure and discipline in testing that characterize mature software and system development/acquisition and maintenance processes.

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