5629 Software Verification and Validation

Part I (February 20, 2020) and Part II (March 12, 2020)
These two 2-hour sessions on Software Verification and Validation will focus on the use of Microsoft Excel in calibration laboratories and examine the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements related to software. Part I will provide guidance and resources for ensuring software quality assurance, documenting evidence of verification and validation, and provide the tools for ongoing software evaluation. Successful completion will require a laboratory assignment and submission of post-work, with Part II including group review and feedback on student validations that are submitted.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, using notes and reference materials, you will be able to:

• IDENTIFY which criteria in ISO/IEC 17025:2017;
• EVALUATE your laboratory administrative procedures covering software quality assurance;
• COMPLETE the Laboratory Software Inventory file;
• LIST examples of Verification and Validation techniques; and
• PERFORM and EVALUATE software V&V on a laboratory spreadsheet as  'Post-Work'.

Materials & Supplies:

1. GLP 15 (Good Laboratory Practice for Software Quality Assurance);
2. Job Aid: Appendix A,
3. Job Aid: Inventory and Assessment.

Prerequisite(s):

Working knowledge of Excel with applications in metrology is essential.

Pre-Work:

To be completed prior to the webinar.

• PRIOR TO THE SESSION, read the GLP-15 for Software Quality Assurance and compare it to any related procedures that are in place in your laboratory.
• The Software Inventory and Software Verification and Validation  and Appendix A (Form A) will be required prior to Session II.  (post-work).
• Students Notes will be required as evidence of successful completion.
• Slides for the session will be sent to confirmed/registered attendees with the log-in URL.

Pre-Work Deadline:

Pre-work must be completed prior to the webinar.

Post-Work:

Submit a copy of a Laboratory Software Inventory, and evidence of a Form A completion of a laboratory spreadsheet (submit the completed Form A and a copy of the spreadsheet that is evaluated; include the procedure if it is not a NIST SOP.)  It is expected that the post-work will take 3 to 5 hours of additional time.

Post-Work Deadline:

Post-work must be submitted to the instructors by Thursday, March 5, 2020.

Minimum Requirement(s):

Completion includes completing pre-work assignment, full attendance and participation in the session activities and discussion, submission of course post-work assignments (notes, inventory, spreadsheet and its assessment) and participation in the follow up review session.

Audience:

Laboratory personnel who have responsibilities for designing, validating, and/or improving the Excel spreadsheets used in their laboratory.  For application to alternative software programs, contact the Instructor before registering. This course is available for non-weights and measures participants.

Cost:

The current fee for webinars is $249 and confirmed participants will be provided with instructions to make a payment.   Registration fees for State weights and measures regulatory officials and metrologists are funded by NIST OWM.  The due date for payment is February 10, 2020.

Instructor(s):

Georgia Harris and Isabel Chavez
Phone: 301-975-2128
Email: isabel.chavez [at] nist.gov (isabel[dot]chavez[at]nist[dot]gov)

Technology Requirement(s):

The webinar will be a live stream, so participants must have a constant connection during the webinar (hard-wired is preferred).

1. Operating System (browser) configurations:

• Windows
  • Windows 10, 8.1 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or later, Windows Edge browser, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome
  • For HTML Client - Google Chrome (v70.0 & above), Mozilla Firefox (v65.0 & above), and Edge (v42.0 & above)
• Mac OS
  • Mac OS X 10.12, 10.13 and 10.14
  • Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome
  • For HTML Client - Google Chrome (v70.0 & above), Apple Safari (v12.0 & above), and  Mozilla Firefox (v65.0 & above)
• Linux
  • Ubuntu 16.04; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • No application support is available for Linux. Users on Linux can attend meetings in a browser.
  • Google Chrome, Adobe Flash Player 23.0

2. Mobile

• The Adobe Connect app for iOS and Android requires Adobe Connect Server version 8.2 or later
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• Google Android 4.4 or later
• Apple iOS: iOS 8.1.2 or later

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