Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Contractor shall develop an IV&V Plan during Project Initiation including a project schedule and will maintain and execute the IV&V Plan throughout the duration of the contract. Project Initiation activities that support TASK 1 Deliverables include: Holding an initial introductory meeting with the State Authorized Representative and MMIS Project Managers, and Business Leads to understand the State’s expectations for the IV&V project, status for MMIS Projects, review project templates, and discuss any required forms for the IV&V staff (e.g., project document repository access request form). Preparing and submitting a document request to the State Authorized Representative for foundational level project documentation, such as an organizational chart, program structure, project contact lists by role (including state and vendor contacts), vendor project schedules and a schedule of existing standing meetings by project. Obtaining access to the State’s SharePoint sites. Developing an IV&V Plan and Work Plan. The IV&V Plan will include processes for governing the ongoing management of project scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, risks, issues, and communications, and the Work Plan will include milestones for State and DDI vendors’ tasks that are dependencies for completing IV&V deliverables defined in this contract. The IV&V Plan will also detail when and how the DDI vendors will be engaged in the process.
