With its Independent Verification and Validation service, SQS will act as an external third party to monitor the performance of its customers’ suppliers.
Verification in this context is a quality process which enables you to evaluate whether or not a product, service, or system complies with a regulation, specification or conditions imposed at the start of a development phase. This process verifies whether something is ”built right”.
Validation is a controlling process, which assures you that a product, service, or system accomplishes its intended requirements. This process determines whether the ”right thing” is built.
The SQS IV&V is an approach to gain full transparency on deviations of a specific project artefact from a desired behaviour. For a systematic approach, SQS uses the Y-Model methodology as a framework for doing IV&V activities. The Y-model ensures that- No risk is ignored
- Every risk is prioritised
- Every risk can be assessed continuously through KPIs
- The risks can be aggregated with respect to the deliverables or/and the wanted requirements
- Mitigation actions are defined
Key to the approach are development-independent test teams (e.g. nearshore or offshore test teams) and the involvement of and steering through independent experts.
The customer’s benefits at a glance:
- A full 360°-view on quality and artefacts throughout the whole product or project lifecycle
- Independent quality assurance
- Proper involvement of all relevant stakeholders
- Furthermore, our customers benefit from the whole range of applied quality services of the market leader in the field
