Independent Verification and Validation

Smyth Consulting, Inc. conducts Independent Verification and Validation (IVV) processes as an independent, unbiased third party. With experience on many projects across the full development life cycle, we bring a wealth of practical and technical knowledge to these evaluation and assessment efforts. Typically, IVV efforts are performed after the creation or implementation of the element in question. Moreover, they prove to be extremely beneficial when performed as part of the ongoing quality assurance of the project. When utilized in this manner, issues and concerns can be uncovered long before being exposed to the light of implementation. While the specific nature of the verification and validation will vary based on the element under consideration, the essential objectives of these tasks are to assess:

1. Objectives:

Have the objectives been clearly stated, understood, and met by the element in question?

2. Performance expectations:

What is being asked or committed? Are the expectations defined in a measurable way? Does the ability to deliver the expected performance exist?

3. Human factors/ergometrics:

Does the system (design or actual interface) meet the needs of the users with proper flow and coordination between functions, minimizing redundancy at any point and ensuring quality of service?

• Database evaluation
• System design evaluation
• Documentation assessment
• Proposal validation
• Implementation validation
• System performance
• Productivity assessment