You will take away from this presentation an appreciation of how true INDEPENDENT IV&V functions within a product development environment and the decision points on when you need it. You will leave with an appreciation of the benefits of IV&V done correctly and a blueprint for you to follow in your own organization.

Don Shafer is a Senior Life IEEE member, an investor and mentor at the entrepreneur’s Capital Factory and founder/director/ Technical Fellow of Athens Group Holdings LLC. A decades long volunteer for IEEE, he has held EIC, VP and board of Governors positions.