AUTOMOTIVE TEST STRATEGY, V&V GOVERNANCE & SAFETY ASSURANCE

From Safety Intent to Defensible Release Evidence.

From Safety Intent to Defensible Release Evidence.

STPM Consulting helps automotive organisations define V&V strategy, lead senior test management, and challenge whether the available evidence supports safe, defensible release decisions — for ADAS, Active Safety and Automated Driving programmes.

STPM Consulting helps automotive organisations define V&V strategy, lead senior test management, and challenge whether the available evidence supports safe, defensible release decisions — for ADAS, Active Safety and Automated Driving programmes.

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THE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER

Testing may be complete. The harder question is whether it proves enough.

Testing may be complete. The harder question is whether it proves enough.

Testing may be complete. The harder question is whether it proves enough.

01

Is the verification strategy sufficient for the system, its complexity and its risks?

02

Are the relevant scenarios, interfaces, operating conditions and system boundaries actually covered?

03

Does supplier verification provide evidence that is credible and usable at system level?

04

Are the requirements and safety expectations defined precisely enough to support meaningful verification?

05

Does existing evidence still apply after changes to requirements, software, system behaviour or the release baseline?

06

Can the available evidence genuinely support the intended engineering or release decision?

CAPABILITIES

Define. Deliver. Assure. Develop.

Define. Deliver. Assure. Develop.

Define. Deliver. Assure. Develop.

ASSURE

Independent V&V & Safety Assurance

Independent V&V & Safety Assurance

Independent challenge of verification strategy, safety claims, supplier evidence and release readiness — including the interfaces between Functional Safety, SOTIF and emerging AI-safety expectations.

DEFINE

V&V Strategy & Test Architecture

Developing test strategies, test concepts and verification architectures that connect system requirements, risks and safety expectations to test levels, responsibilities and evidence needs.

DEFINE

V&V Strategy & Test Architecture

Developing test strategies, test concepts and verification architectures that connect system requirements, risks and safety expectations to test levels, responsibilities and evidence needs.

DEFINE

V&V Strategy & Test Architecture

Developing test strategies, test concepts and verification architectures that connect system requirements, risks and safety expectations to test levels, responsibilities and evidence needs.

DELIVER

Senior Test Management & V&V Delivery

Senior Test Management & V&V Delivery

Leading complex automotive test and V&V programmes across functions, suppliers, test environments and release milestones — from strategy and planning through execution governance, evidence and readiness.

DEVELOP

V&V Capability
Development

Building stronger V&V capability through ATMC, project-integrated coaching, specialist workshops and practical technical challenge.

V&V GOVERNANCE

V&V Governance connects safety intent to the evidence needed for a defensible release decision.

V&V Governance connects safety intent to the evidence needed for a defensible release decision.

V&V Governance connects safety intent to the evidence needed for a defensible release decision.

APPROACH

Assurance starts with the decision — not with the test list.

Assurance starts with the decision — not with the test list.

Assurance starts with the decision — not with the test list.

Work starts with the engineering, safety or release decision that must ultimately be defended. The required claims, evidence and verification strategy are then derived from that decision.

Work starts with the engineering, safety or release decision that must ultimately be defended. The required claims, evidence and verification strategy are then derived from that decision.

Work starts with the engineering, safety or release decision that must ultimately be defended. The required claims, evidence and verification strategy are then derived from that decision.

WORKING BACKWARDS FROM THE DECISION

DECISION TO
BE MADE

What decision must be defensible? →

DECISION TO
BE MADE

What decision must be defensible? →

CLAIMS & ACCEPTANCE LOGIC

What must therefore be demonstrated? →

EVIDENCE
REQUIRED

What evidence would be sufficient? →

VERIFICATION STRATEGY

What verification can create that evidence? →

REQUIREMENTS / RISKS / SAFETY INTENT

What ultimately drives the verification?

This exposes gaps that conventional test planning can miss — especially where requirements, safety expectations, supplier responsibilities and available evidence do not align.

This exposes gaps that conventional test planning can miss — especially where requirements, safety expectations, supplier responsibilities and available evidence do not align.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Safety-critical automotive V&V across system, safety and release interfaces.

Safety-critical automotive V&V across system, safety and release interfaces.

Safety-critical automotive V&V across system, safety and release interfaces.

STPM brings together system behaviour, safety expectations and verification evidence to support robust V&V and defensible release decisions.

STPM brings together system behaviour, safety expectations and verification evidence to support robust V&V and defensible release decisions.

SYSTEM DOMAINS

ADAS

ADAS

Active Safety

Active Safety

Automated Driving

Automated Driving

Vehicle Systems

Vehicle Systems

ASSURANCE PERSPECTIVES

Functional Safety

ISO 26262

SOTIF

ISO 21448

AI Safety

ISO/PAS 8800

V&V Governance

Release Readiness

The value lies at the interfaces between these perspectives.

PRINCIPAL

Maxim Zaretskiy

Maxim Zaretskiy

Maxim Zaretskiy

FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

STPM Consulting is principal-led, with senior technical involvement maintained throughout each engagement.

STPM Consulting is principal-led, with senior technical involvement maintained throughout each engagement.

More than 15 years of experience across automotive engineering, test management and V&V, covering ADAS, Active Safety, Automated Driving and complex vehicle systems in OEM and Tier-1 environments.

More than 15 years of experience across automotive engineering, test management and V&V, covering ADAS, Active Safety, Automated Driving and complex vehicle systems in OEM and Tier-1 environments.

The focus is on translating system and safety expectations into practical verification strategies, test concepts, assessable evidence and defensible release decisions.

The focus is on translating system and safety expectations into practical verification strategies, test concepts, assessable evidence and defensible release decisions.

This includes both independent assurance and advisory work, as well as senior test management on live automotive programmes where delivery leadership and technical judgement are required together.

This includes both independent assurance and advisory work, as well as senior test management on live automotive programmes where delivery leadership and technical judgement are required together.

Max Zar, Founder and Principal Consultant

15+ years automotive experience

ADAS · Active Safety · Automated Driving

OEM & Tier-1 programme environments

Test Strategy · V&V Governance · Release Readiness

Functional Safety · SOTIF · ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager

CONTACT

Facing a difficult V&V, supplier-evidence or release question?

Facing a difficult V&V, supplier-evidence or release question?

Facing a difficult V&V, supplier-evidence or release question?

If the issue requires an independent technical view, a stronger verification approach or senior support within the programme, discuss it directly with STPM Consulting.

If the issue requires an independent technical view, a stronger verification approach or senior support within the programme, discuss it directly with STPM Consulting.

contact@stpmconsult.co.uk

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