<s>
Business	B-Application
Process	I-Application
Validation	I-Application
(	O
BPV	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
verifying	O
that	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
end-to-end	O
business	O
processes	O
function	O
as	O
intended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
a	O
key	O
aim	O
of	O
Business	B-Application
Process	I-Application
Validation	I-Application
is	O
to	O
identify	O
defects	O
early	O
,	O
before	O
new	O
enterprise	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
deployed	O
in	O
production	O
so	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
business	O
impact	O
and	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
repairing	O
defects	O
is	O
kept	O
to	O
a	O
minimum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Business	B-Application
Process	I-Application
Validation	I-Application
(	O
BPV	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
business	O
process	O
is	O
checked	O
step-by-step	O
using	O
representative	O
data	O
to	O
confirm	O
that	O
all	O
business	O
rules	O
are	O
working	O
correctly	O
and	O
that	O
all	O
underlying	O
transactions	O
are	O
performing	O
properly	O
across	O
every	O
enterprise	B-Application
application	I-Application
used	O
in	O
the	O
business	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	B-Application
Process	I-Application
Validation	I-Application
can	O
be	O
performed	O
on	O
various	O
timescales	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Manual	O
Business	B-Application
Process	I-Application
Validation	I-Application
is	O
where	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
people	O
(	O
typically	O
a	O
cross-functional	O
team	O
)	O
work	O
at	O
keyboards	O
or	O
mobile	O
devices	O
to	O
execute	O
the	O
various	O
business	O
process	O
steps	O
directly	O
in	O
the	O
enterprise	B-Application
software	I-Application
by	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
if	O
business	B-Application
process	I-Application
validation	I-Application
is	O
done	O
manually	O
by	O
IT	O
teams	O
,	O
then	O
business	O
requirements	O
and	O
processes	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
unambiguously	O
documented	O
in	O
advance	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
time-consuming	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automated	O
Business	B-Application
Process	I-Application
Validation	I-Application
relies	O
on	O
software	O
to	O
execute	O
the	O
various	O
business	O
process	O
steps	O
directly	O
in	O
the	O
enterprise	B-Application
software	I-Application
systems	O
in	O
an	O
automated	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BPV	O
software	O
largely	O
avoids	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
manual	O
business	B-Application
process	I-Application
validation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automated	O
business	B-Application
process	I-Application
validation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
a	O
company	O
’s	O
business	O
processes	O
continue	O
to	O
work	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
mission	O
critical	O
enterprise	O
systems	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
