1. By: Date: Federal Aviation Administration Focus on the Future 8 th Annual V&V Summit 2012 John Frederick Test Standards Board Chairperson Manager, V&V Strategies and Practices Branch FAA NextGen Services October 10, 2012

2. Federal Aviation Administration 2 V&V – Focus on the Future V&V- Focus on the Future Focus Understanding Future Knowledge Based Decisions

3. Federal Aviation Administration 3 V&V – Focus on the Future Focus of V&V: Understanding Verification – Did we build it right? Validation – Did we build the right thing? V&V leads to a greater understanding of the: Needs Concepts Capabilities Operational environments Products/Systems/Services

4. Federal Aviation Administration 4 V&V – Focus on the Future V&V Focus cont…

5. Federal Aviation Administration 5 V&V – Focus on the Future V&V and the Future: Decisions Providing the right information at the right time Supporting event driven acquisition strategies and informed decisions Criteria based K nowledge based

6. Federal Aviation Administration 6 V&V – Focus on the Future V&V and the Future: Decisions cont…

7. Federal Aviation Administration 7 V&V – Focus on the Future NextGen Needs a Disciplined V&V Focus Implementation of operational improvements will proceed with the right information and managed risk V&V will provide knowledge along the way to: Develop, assess, and approve concepts, solutions, and requirements Manage risks Develop and produce products Assess operational requirements and capabilities Deploy, implement, and integrate products Sustain products/systems