77 Software Verification and Validation Part I & II

Session I (June 26, 2025) and Session II (July 17, 2025)
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

Handouts and Slides; Good Laboratory Practices (GLP); GLP-15 Appendix A - Software Verification and Validation Form.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this webinar.  However, a working knowledge of Excel with applications in metrology is essential.

Pre-Work

Pre-work must be completed prior to the first webinar.

1.  Read:  The GLP-15 for Software Quality Assurance.
2.  Submit:  Any related procedure(s) that are in place in your laboratory for ‘Software Quality Assurance’.
3.  Submit:  SOPs Reading Outline based on GLP-15 (URL is above) to instructor by COB June 2, 2025.

Pre-Work Deadline:

Pre-work must be submitted to the instructors by COB Monday, June 2, 2025.

Post-Work

1. Submit the completed Form A (Software Inventory and Software Verification and Validation to the instructors by COB Thursday, July 10, 2025.
2. Submit a copy of the spreadsheet that is evaluated; include the procedure if it is not a NIST SOP.

Post-Work Deadline:

Post-work must be submitted to the instructors by COB Thursday, July 10, 2025.

Minimum Requirements

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.

Registration Fee

The current registration fee for these webinar sessions is $450.  The payment deadline is COB Monday, June 9, 2025, and confirmed participants will receive payment instructions.  Registration fees for State weights and measures metrologists are funded by NIST OWM.

Instructors

Micheal Hicks and Elizabeth Koncki
Email: elizabeth.koncki [at] nist.gov (elizabeth[dot]koncki[at]nist[dot]gov)

Technology Requirements

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
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• 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
• Google Android 4.4 or later
• Apple iOS: iOS 8.1.2 or later
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