Measuring progress in order-verification within software development projects

This document proposes one answer to the question: how does one measure and communicate progress in code verification? The question is addressed within the scope of verifying the order-of-accuracy of codes that solve partial differential equations. A process is described whereby order-verification exercises may be conducted within software development projects. The process entails domain-definition, test-suite construction, and test-suite demonstration phases. Progress measures are proposed to monitor the latter two phases particularly with regard to how close they are to completion. A fitness measure is introduced which measures the verification-fitness of a code relative to a given application.