COURSE 3250 | 3-DAY SESSION
Verification and Validation for Product Assurance

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Course outline

I. What is V & V?

1. Concepts
   
2. Definitions
   
3. Historical Development
   
4. Standards and Best Practices
   
   

II. Why do V & V?

1. Motivation
   
2. Benefits
   
   

III. Who does V & V?

1. Skills Sets
   
2. Organizational Alternatives
   
3. Types and Degrees of Independence (IV & V)
   
   

IV. Overview of the V & V Effort

1. Integrated across the Lifecycle
2. Mapped against other frameworks and models
   
3. Relationships to test planning, design, conduct, and reporting
   
4. Contributions to quality and project management
   
   

V. Establishing Integrity Levels

1. Error identification
   
2. Likelihood of occurrence of errors
   
3. Error consequences
   
   

VI. Static Techniques

1. Inspections
   
2. Walkthroughs
   
3. Audits
   
4. Reviews
   
   

VII. Dynamic Techniques

1. Prototyping
   
2. Simulation
   
3. Unit Testing
   
4. Integration Testing
5. Acceptance Testing
   
   

VIII. Testing Lifecycle

1. Test Plan generation and verification
   
2. Test Design generation and verification
   
3. Test Procedure generation and verification
   
4. Test Execution and verification
   
5. Test results reporting
   
   

IX. V&V for All Software Lifecycle Processes

1. Management
   
2. Acquisitions
3. Supply
   
4. Development
   
5. Operation
   
6. Maintenance
   
   

X. Independence of V&V

1. Test Plan generation and verification
   
2. Technical
   
3. Financial
   
4. Managerial
   
   

XI. Special Concerns

1. Test Plan generation and verification
   
2. Hazard Analysis
   
3. Risk Analysis
   
4. Security Issues
   
5. Regulatory Compliance