Independent Verification and Validation

11 Feb

Which Door Will You Choose?

You may have seen the television program where the contestant had a chance to walk away with a GRAND prize but only if they opened the right door. For most contestants the door they selected revealed a small and rather minor prize. For the very few who selected the correct door, the prize ranged fr...

22:15 / Blog / Eva freund

Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,IV&V value ,The IV&V Group ,Verification and Validation ,voluntary consensus standards ,

14 Jan

THE NEW IEEE STD. 1012-2016 IS AVAILABLE

The new IEEE Std. 1012 is the largest standard offered by IEEE and may soon be available through ISO. It is considered to be the most popular IEEE standard and it has been purchased by persons around the globe. This version of the standard is a revision to IEEE Std. 1012-2012. It contains no ne...

21:05 / Blog / Non-Government Standards News / Eva freund

Tagged with: best practices ,IEEE Std 1012 ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,The IV&V Group ,voluntary consensus standards ,

08 Oct

Only a Few Hours

After completing two years of IV&V work at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) we can now accept a limited amount of new work. The caveat is that any new work must be between ten and twenty hours per week. Just contact: [email protected]....

14:41 / Blog / Eva freund

Tagged with: Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,quality assurance ,Verification and Validation ,

06 Dec

Alias for IV&V

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...

18:48 / Blog / StaffIVV

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 ,

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 ,

11 Jul

The Secret Side of IV&V

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 / StaffIVV

Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,best practices ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,IV&V services ,quality assurance ,software quality assurance ,software test ,

28 Feb

IV&V, PM and You

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 / StaffIVV

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

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 ,

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

Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,OMB A-119 ,project risk ,standards ,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 ,