Policy 050101 Testing Software Before Transferring to a Live Environment
POLICY STATEMENT
“Formal change control procedures must be utilized for all amendments to systems. All changes to programs must be properly authorized and tested in a test environment be for moving to the live environment.”

Policy 0500102 Capacity Planning and Test of New Systems
POLICY STATEMENT
“New systems must be tested for capacity, peak loading and stress testing. They must demonstrate a level of performance and resilience which meets or exceeds the technical and business needs and requirements of the organization.”

Policy 050103 Parallel Running
POLICY STATEMENT
“Normal System Testing procedures will incorporate a period of parallel running prior to the new or amended system being acceptable for use in the live environment. The results of parallel running should not reveal problems or difficulties which were not previously passed during User Acceptance Testing.”

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Section 02: Documentation

Policy 050201 Documenting New and Enhanced Systems
POLICY STATEMENT
“All new and enhanced systems must be fully supported at all times by comprehensive and up to date documentation. New systems or upgraded systems should not be introduced to the live environment unless supporting documentation is available.”

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