IV&V - Independent Verification and Validation

Testmasters, Inc. offers extensive experience in auditing projects for development efforts. Our approach addresses IV&V from a functional perspective. Our goal is to help ensure that the project efforts provide the information needed to verify system compliance and understand the effectiveness of your quality assurance program.

Testmasters, Inc. specializes in establishing and deploying effective software testing methodologies and disciplines. Our consultants have significant project experience, having honed their assessment and analysis skills from performing these tasks, not just monitoring the actions of others. We take a pragmatic view of the essential attributes that make projects successful. 

Our IV&V focus is to provide our clients with early warning regarding issues or processes that will inhibit the success of the project. Our experienced staff can provide alternative solutions and actions to circumvent encumbrances that might prove costly. We believe in working closely with the client to help engineer successful completion of the effort, not to act as an additional impediment to the project's resources.

Testmasters, Inc.’s general approach to meeting Independent Verification and Validation requirements is to provide disciplined constructs based upon IEEE Standards. The Software Verification and Validation Plan (SVVP) is integral to the oversight role. The SVVP provides a clear delineation of the expectations for the project. The plan would include the following elements:

	Introduction/Purpose
	Scope
	Project Team
	Required Documentation
	Assessment Process Overview
	Project Methodology and Tools
	Schedule
	Attachments

The result of the IV&V plan provides the client and Testmasters, Inc.’s team a clear set of objectives, a specific set of guidelines and expectations, and a timeline based upon those objectives. The SVVP plan provides a framework for completing the assessments. The process enables open communication between the software developer, the client, and the consultant team. Expectations are clearly delineated fostering more productive relationships and more readily attainable goals.

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