An earlier blog described the Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) that one expects to find behind the correct door. This blog describes the skills and experience to expected from someone who claims to be an IV&V specialist. The verification and validation processes are technical p...

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...

Do not hope that your software or system project and its related documentation are on track. Do not wait until your software or system project fails in the test phase to learn that it has not been on track. Instead trust independent verification and validation (IV&V) to provide continuous obje...

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,...

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...

  I have lost count of the number of solicitations in this year alone where the title of the solicitation does not match the work in form, fit or function.  Here is an example of what I have found. The title of the solicitation whether it be a Request For Information (RFI), a Request for...

This is the fifth and final installment of a series that will help you articulate what you want when you order IV&V Services. To help organizations ask for the services they want The IV&V Group® has developed a taxonomy of IV&V services. It contains only five categoeries of IV&V ...