What is Independent Verification and Validation?
Every company wants to have the assurance of knowing that the products they are developing and marketing are of high quality. At the same time, they want to know that the systems they use and the people they hire are trustworthy and will add value to their businesses and brands. It is not always possible to assess the quality, relevance and efficiency of one’s products and inputs from inside the business. Businesses need a third party that can conduct independent verification and validation (IV&V), providing an objective assessment and helping to prevent conflicts of interest.
How Does IV&V Work?
IV&V involves third-party testing of products and workflows to ensure that they are as efficient as they should be and meet high quality standards. Our team would examine product quality and specifications to help your product developers build your product, while meeting and exceeding all user requirements. We would also help to ensure that your developers are sticking to budgets and regulations.
If you are developing a software product, for example, we would perform reviews on all aspects of the product, from the source code to the user experience.
Why Is IV&V So Important?
Having independent experts conduct verification and validation on your product offers you the following essential benefits:
You can discover and rectify errors and glitches much earlier in the software development cycle.
You will reduce your overall project costs by avoiding the need for employees to work too many hours to complete the project.
Overall product quality will improve.
The IV&V team will help you incorporate the latest best practices into your process.
Your team will work better as a unit, because the reports and status indicators that IV&V requires will foster improved two-way communication between managers, employees and contractors.
The process enables clear verification of the benefits your product provides, helps you mitigate any possible risks, and also helps to create contingency plans to keep things on track, or put them back on track if they go wrong.
If you would like a team of experts to conduct independent verification and validation on your products, contact Dimensional Concepts. Also, feel free to ask us about our other services, including program & project management, database management, and more.