Quality Management and IV&V

Large software development projects are risky propositions in the best of circumstances. Failure rates are high and projects which are delivered often are over-budget and do not meet the needs of the business. What can organizations do to reduce their risk?

To answer that question, Paragon developed a custom methodology, SPIRE™ (Structured, Project-Independent Review and Evaluation), designed to help organizations reduce the risk of failure for their critical software investments. SPIRE™ combines the rigorous Independent Software Validation and Verification steps as defined by the IEEE 1012-1998 standard and the process maturity framework developed by the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute's Software Capability Maturity Model (SEI CMMI) and then overlays a project verification model developed by Paragon, based upon Project Management Institute's PMBOK best practice standards.

SPIRE™ ensures that:

Best practices are employed,
Risks are identified and managed,
Issues are properly identified and addressed,
Contractual obligations are met, and
Project deliverables meet quality standards.

Utilizing its SPIRE™ methodology, Paragon can help your organization improve the quality and reduce the risk of your major IT projects.

In Depth

Strategic Plan Evaluations
Program Evaluations (Using OMB PART tool)
Project Evaluations
Software Verification and Validation - IEEE 1012 Std.
Testing and Quality Assurance

Steps

Initiation
Assessment
Analysis
Recommendation