A Provider should use a documented analysis approach to track and manage the IV&V effort aligned with ongoing development project efforts. The IPEP documents which software products are subject to which analyses and which analysis requirements are wholly, partially, or not applied following the risk assessment and resource constraints. The IPEP also serves as a communication tool between the project and IV&V to set expectations for the IV&V products produced throughout the life The IPEP may require updating throughout the life cycle.
