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ETS aims to move IV&V earlier into project lifecycles, names EFS as major project
Summary
ETS staff told the advisory committee they are shifting independent verification and validation (IV&V) earlier into project teams, standardizing dashboards and RFP templates, and applying those practices to large projects such as EFS; a project team will present updates at the next meeting.
Office of Enterprise Technology Services staff told the advisory committee they are changing how the state uses independent verification and validation (IV&V) to improve outcomes on large IT projects.
Tur explained that IV&V has historically been used primarily as an after-action reporting mechanism and said ETS wants to "shift the focus to the left" by integrating IV&V resources into project teams earlier. He called the independent teams "valuable resources" that should provide contemporaneous input rather than posting reports 60–90 days after the fact.
Key changes ETS described include updating RFP templates and IV&V guidance to set expectations up front; standardizing dashboards and the metrics that service providers report; and clarifying how IV&V activities intersect with quality assurance so that IV&V input is actionable for project teams.
Tur said ETS expects to implement those standards on several large projects and specifically named the EFS project as a critical initiative where the new approach will be applied. He promised the committee that a project team would appear at the next meeting to provide a status update.
Committee members asked for more detail on vendor roles and the scope IV&V will cover; presenters acknowledged the need for more project-level specifics and committed to returning with a team able to discuss concrete project milestones and risk mitigations.
The discussion was informational; no policy decisions were taken at the meeting.
