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29 Nov

Reducing project risk related to technical risks, schedule risks, and budget risks is the best way to work with a constricted budget. The use of independent verification and validation using voluntary consensus standards provide a way for doing this. In former posts I have described a number of m...
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Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,OMB A-119 ,project risk ,standards ,voluntary consensus standards ,
13 Sep

The IV&V Group®  has identified four models to  implement the OMB directive to use voluntary consensus standards (Circular A-119).  Last month we examined the Directive Model and in this blog we will examine the Project Model. This model is ideal for transitioning the organization to using v...
21:06 / Blog / Government Standards News

Tagged with: configuration management ,consensus standards ,engineering documentation ,OMB A-119 ,quality assurance ,The IV&V Group ,
16 Jul

It has been more than 10 years since The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Circular A-119 (Revised) directing federal agencies to use voluntary consensus standards, both domestic and international, in its regulatory and procurement activities. This circular defined voluntary consensus sta...
21:10 / Blog

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