The new IEEE 1012 2012 Edition has just been released. Titled “IEEE Standard for System and Software Verification and Validation,” it’s available from Document Center Inc. in either paper or pdf format. Verification and validation (V&V) processes include the analysis, evaluation, review, inspection, assessment, and testing of products.
IEEE 1012-2012 applies to systems, software, and hardware being developed, maintained, or reused [legacy, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), nondevelopmental items]. The term software also includes firmware and microcode, and each of the terms system, software, and hardware includes documentation.
Verification and validation processes are used to determine whether the development products of a given activity conform to the requirements of that activity and whether the product satisfies its intended use and user needs.
V&V life cycle process requirements are specified for different integrity levels. The scope of V&V processes encompasses systems, software, and hardware, and it includes their interfaces.
The 2012 Edition replaces IEEE 1012-2004, which is now obsolete. Copies of IEEE standards are available from Document Center Inc. at our website, www.document-center.com. We have been selling the IEEE standards under a license agreement with IEEE since the 1980’s. Feel free to contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com) to place your order or to find out more.