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06 Dec

While any brand of a 3-prong plug will fit into a 3-prong outlet (assuming both are for the USA market) and USB plugs and ports are standardized so that any mini-USB plug will fit any mini-USB port regardless of the manufacturer, it is amazing to find that there is no standard definition of Independ...
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Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,ASQ ,Body of Knowledge ,BOK ,engineering documentation ,IEEE Std 1012 ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,The IV&V Group ,
29 Aug

A new and updated version of IEEE Std 1012, IEEE Standard for System, Software  and Hardware Verification and  Validation will soon be available for purchase from IEEE (anticipate early 2017 publication). This is a greatly enhanced version.  Here are just some of the value-added elements: Cri...
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Tagged with: Eva Freund ,IEEE Std 1012 ,Independent Verification and Validation ,standards ,The IV&V Group ,
22 Jul

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...
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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 ,
11 Jul

You know that your client does not want to spend money for Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) or the client believes IV&V is not warranted.  Maybe there are things you are already doing that might fall under the umbrella of V&V.  These same things might well fall under you...
21:06 / Blog

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28 Feb

Having a PMP certification provides tools and guidance for managing budget, schedule and resources.  However managing verification and validation (V&V) projects takes more than that.  A strong working knowledge of the IEEE standards for system and software engineering is a must. In particular,...
10:07 / Blog

Tagged with: IEEE Std 1012:2012 ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,IV&V management ,IV&V Outputs ,Project Management ,Verification and Validation ,
02 Dec

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

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

Not long ago a member of my family stated that it seemed that there were no consequences for failing to do the right thing… especially in the public sector. We were talking about a variety of things ranging from healthcare.gov to the bailout of the banking industry. Within a few weeks of that disc...
20:25 / Blog / Industry News

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