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Optimizing IV&V for Mature Organizations
Point of Contact	Christopher Fuhrman christopher.fuhrman@etsmtl.ca
Dates	August 2002 - July 2003
Problem	NASA is intending for its future software development agencies to have at least a Level 3 rating in the Carnegie Mellon University Capability Maturity Model (CMM) [1]. The CMM has built-in Verification and Validation (V&V) processes that support higher software quality. Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) of software developed by mature agencies can be therefore more effective than for software developed by less mature organizations. How is Independent V&V different with respect to the maturity of an organization? Knowing a priori the maturity of an organization's processes, how can IV&V planners better identify areas of need, choose IV&V activities, etc?
Objective	The objective of this research is to provide a complementary set of guidelines and criteria to assist the planning of IV&V activities on a project using a priori knowledge of the measurable levels of maturity of the organization developing the software.
Results	Analysis of CMM KPA's from IV&V Perspective.zip
Keywords	CMM, maturity, software development, CARA, mission-critical software
Categories	Quality Assurance Quality Control Quality Engineering Management & Planning of V&V

Curator: Josh Stonestreet
NASA Official: Lisa Montgomery