Acquisition Verification: An Acquisition Engineering Process Area at Maturity Level 3

Purpose

The purpose of Acquisition Verification (AVER) is to ensure that selected work products meet their specified requirements.

Tip

AVER involves ensuring that the evolving work products of the acquisition project meet specified requirements for those products. The work products covered by AVER are those “owned” by the acquisition organization—not those “owned” by the supplier.

Introductory Notes

Acquisition verification addresses whether acquirer work products properly reflect specified requirements.

The Acquisition Verification process area involves the following activities:

• Preparing for verification

• Performing verification

• Identifying corrective ...

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