Independent Verification and Validation

22 Jul

IV&V as a Service?

Private industry and government agencies share the need to create more with less money. One way they are filling this need is by taking advantage of technology that provides platforms, operating systems and software applications "as a service." This allows them to pay only for what they actually use...

15:44 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,IEEE Standards ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,IV&V services ,system engineering ,The IV&V Group ,voluntary consensus standards ,

02 Dec

The Myth of Agile

It is a myth that Agile does not require documentation. Whether SCRUM, EP, ASD, Pair Programming, or something yet to be invented Agile methodology does require necessary documentation that is developed at the needed level of detail. An agile project likely will have a (1)product backlog, (2) releas...

18:18 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: Agile ,best practices ,CMMI ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,PMI ,quality assurance ,standards-based methodology ,The IV&V Group ,

23 Apr

Toss That RFP/RFQ/RFI

Did you ever wish that securing an IT service could be easier, faster and less costly? Well now it can be. The IV&V Group® has made it possible for you to selectively purchase specific IV&V service when you need them. Now you can have a critical document or process assessed without...

15:50 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,CMMI ,engineering documentation ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V services ,PMBOK ,The IV&V Group ,

02 Jan

Save the Best for Last – The Hybrid

There are multiple ways to implement voluntary consensus standards within an organization. Earlier posts introduced and then described a number of options including the Directive Model, the Project Model and the Consensus Model. This post will describe the Hybrid Model. In one organization the...

00:22 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: best practices ,consensus standards ,implement voluntary consensus standards ,models to implement voluntary consensus standards ,software standards ,The IV&V Group ,voluntary consensus standards ,

17 Nov

Critical Need : No Funds

It was many years ago that an important project would hire an independent contractor to provide a full range of verification and validation (V&V) services. These services might begin with an assessment of the requirements prior to the issuance of a request for proposal for development of a syste...

23:35 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: best practices ,document assessment ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,IV&V services ,IV&V value ,process assessment ,Project Management ,requirements elicitation ,The IV&V Group ,Verification and Validation ,

30 Oct

The Value of IV&V

I am very excited to be presenting this webinar for the ASQ software Division as part of their series. I hope you find it interesting and informative. Practical Application of IV&V - Join us for a Webinar on November 20 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: ...

21:22 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,Eva Freund ,IV&V ,The IV&V Group ,Value of IV&V ,Verification and Validation ,

13 Sep

The Project Model for Implementing OMB Circular A-119(R)

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 / StaffIVV

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

27 Aug

Penny Wise and Really Pound Foolish

It is not news that the State of Maryland has fired its prime contractor for the health registry that it was building instead of using the federal registry (healthcare.gov). What is news is how much this has cost the taxpayers of Maryland. According to the board of the Maryland Heal...

21:21 / Blog / StaffIVV

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22 Aug

Agile and IV&V Working Together

The Federal government is transitioning more and more projects to Agile development methodologies. Agile’s success with commercial projects has led to greater adoption of Agile in the Federal Government. The move to Agile poses a number of challenges for government agencies. Government agencies ne...

23:03 / Blog / White Papers / StaffIVV

Tagged with: Agile ,best practices ,IV&V ,IV&V value ,Project Management ,The IV&V Group ,

21 Aug

IV&V Made Easy

The IV&V Group®, a woman-owned small business, has made it easy for you to purchase our IV&V services. Now you can purchase an IV&V assessment for your critical process or your critical document with the same ease as acquiring office supplies. Contact us and place an order for eithe...

21:13 / Blog / StaffIVV

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