Office of the Chief Information Officer

United States Department of Agriculture

Software Certification

Service Description

Services to certify software for use in the USDA/OCIO environment include testing for integration compatibility and regulatory requirements.

Services Provided

Software Certification and Release

Software licensing agreements, software testing and certification are provided. Properly submitted customer requests for reviews are those in which all functional requirements have been identified, all materials required for testing have been received and no further documentation is required by ITS managers. Customers prioritize requests for certification on the ITS Mission Board. This service includes Release Management processes for planning, scheduling and controlling the movement of releases to test and live environments. The primary objective of Release Management is to ensure that the integrity of the live environment is protected and that the correct components are released.

Performance Matrix & Targets

Deployment Management Services

Service Type Service
Measure
Measurement Perform. Target
Software Certification and Release Certification and/or Approval of End User requests within 60 days

New Project Form Approval Date – Deployed to Production date (the point at which the application is ready to go to eployment) 
< 60 Days
The measurement Tool will be the IDB Project Tracking
 

90%

Download the End User Services - Software Certification page from the ITS Service Catalog.