Independent Verification and Validation

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...

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29 Nov

The Consensus Model for Reducing Risk

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...

17:11 / Blog / StaffIVV

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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

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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

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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

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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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19 Aug

The Directive Model

The IV&V Group® has identified four models to implement the OMB directive to use voluntaryconsensus standards (Circular A-119). Today we will examine the directive model. In the directive model the CIO or other high ranking official determines that is advantageous for the agency to ado...

21:43 / Blog / StaffIVV

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15 Aug

Federal Dollars for IV&V

In this fiscal year the Federal Government spent $45.2 million dollars on 86 contract transactions for independent verification and validation (IV&V) services. The vehicles used to make these purchases were: Definitive Contracts ($34.8 million); Delivery Orders ($7.1 million); Purchase...

17:49 / Blog / StaffIVV

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