Objectively evaluate designated work products and services against applicable process descriptions, standards, and procedures.

In addition to objectively evaluating critical acquirer work products, the acquirer uses objective acceptance criteria to evaluate supplier deliverables throughout the project lifecycle. The acquirer’s acceptance criteria for supplier deliverables are consistent with project objectives and sufficient to allow the supplier to satisfactorily demonstrate that the product conforms to contractual requirements.

Refer to the Acquisition Verification process area for more information about verifying selected work products.

Typical Work Products

1.    Evaluation reports

2.    Noncompliance reports

3.    Corrective actions

Subpractices

1.    Select work products to be evaluated based on documented sampling criteria if sampling is used.

2.    Establish and maintain clearly stated criteria for the evaluation of work products.

3.    Use the stated criteria during evaluations of work products.

4.    Evaluate work products before they are delivered to the customer.

5.    Evaluate work products at selected milestones in their development.

6.    Perform in-progress or incremental evaluations of work products and services against process descriptions, standards, and procedures.

7.    Identify each case of noncompliance found during evaluations.

8.    Identify lessons learned that could improve processes for future products and services.