Quality control and its implementing procedures, addresses IV&V quality objectives, management commitment to achieving these objectives, organizational goals, and the expectations and needs of IV&V customer.
Continuous improvement to the Quality Management System is made to enhance the achievement of IV&V objectives.
GAITS IV&V team conducts periodic reviews of the Quality System to determine the system’s effectiveness and suitability. Results of these reviews are maintained as Quality Records.

Quality planning includes, as appropriate:

• Ensuring the compatibility of the design, production process, installation, servicing, inspection, test procedures, and applicable documentation,
• Updating, as necessary, quality control, inspection, and testing techniques, including the development of new instrumentation,
• Identification, in sufficient time for the needed capability to be developed, of any measurement requirement involving capability that exceeds the known state of the art,
• Identification of suitable verification at appropriate stages in the product’s life cycle,
• Identification and acquisition of controls, processes, equipment, fixtures, resources, and skills needed to achieve the required quality,
• Clarification of standards of acceptability for all features and requirements, including those which contain a subjective element, and
• Identification and preparation of Quality Records.