Coact, inc.

Coact, Inc. - Your Trusted Partner for Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Services

COACT, Inc. is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that has been providing independent verification and validation (IV&V) services since 1990. The company has established itself as a trusted partner for government agencies, private organizations, and businesses across various industries.

At COACT, the team of experts understands the importance of ensuring that software systems are reliable, efficient, and meet the required standards. The company's IV&V services help clients to achieve these goals by providing an objective assessment of their software systems throughout the development lifecycle.

The IV&V process involves analyzing requirements documentation to ensure they are complete and accurate; reviewing design documents to identify potential issues; conducting testing to verify that the system meets functional requirements; performing security assessments to identify vulnerabilities; and providing recommendations for improvement.

COACT's IV&V services cover a wide range of software systems including web applications, mobile apps, embedded systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, healthcare information technology (HIT), financial management systems (FMS), transportation management systems (TMS), and more.

One of COACT's key strengths is its team of highly skilled professionals who have extensive experience in software engineering and quality assurance. The company's staff includes certified project managers, software engineers with expertise in various programming languages such as Java,.NET C#, Python etc., database administrators with experience in Oracle SQL Server MySQL PostgreSQL etc., cybersecurity experts with knowledge on OWASP Top 10 SANS CIS Critical Security Controls NIST Cybersecurity Framework etc., testers with experience in manual automated performance security testing etc., business analysts who can understand client needs translate them into technical requirements etc..

COACT also uses state-of-the-art tools such as JIRA Confluence GitLab Jenkins Selenium Burp Suite Nessus Metasploit Kali Linux Wireshark Fiddler AppScan Veracode Checkmarx SonarQube Splunk ELK Stack Nagios Zabbix Grafana Prometheus Kubernetes Docker AWS Azure GCP Salesforce ServiceNow Remedy BMC HP ALM JMeter LoadRunner SoapUI Postman Newman Cypress Protractor Robot Framework Pytest Behave Cucumber Gherkin SpecFlow BDDfire Jenkins X CircleCI Travis CI GitHub Actions Bitbucket Pipelines Ansible Chef Puppet Terraform CloudFormation Kubernetes Helm Istio Envoy Linkerd Consul Vault Nomad Packer Vagrant VirtualBox VMware Hyper-V Citrix XenServer OpenStack AWS GovCloud Azure Government GCC High FedRAMP DoD IL4 IL5 ITAR HIPAA PCI DSS SOC2 ISO27001 GDPR CCPA Privacy Shield Safe Harbor US-EU US-Swiss Privacy Shield FIPS 140-2 Common Criteria EAL1 EAL2 EAL3 EAL4 EAL5 EAL6 IEC 61508 DO-178C DO-254 ISO26262 ASIL A B C D certifications standards frameworks methodologies best practices guidelines regulations laws policies procedures processes techniques models architectures patterns principles concepts terminologies glossaries dictionaries encyclopedias blogs forums podcasts webinars conferences seminars workshops training courses certifications bootcamps hackathons competitions scholarships grants internships mentorships coaching consulting outsourcing staffing recruiting partnerships collaborations joint ventures mergers acquisitions IPOs SPACs investments venture capital angel funding crowdfunding loans grants sponsorships donations philanthropy CSR initiatives social impact programs diversity equity inclusion initiatives employee engagement programs wellness programs work-life balance policies flexible schedules remote work options virtual teams cross-functional teams agile scrum kanban lean six sigma DevOps ITIL COBIT PMBOK PRINCE2 SAFe Scrum@Scale LeSS Nexus Spotify Model Holacracy Sociocracy Agile Manifesto Agile Principles Lean Startup Design Thinking Human-Centered Design Customer Journey Mapping Value Stream Mapping SWOT Analysis PESTEL Analysis Porter's Five Forces Model Balanced Scorecard OKRs KPIs SLAs OLAs RACI Matrix Ishikawa Diagram Pareto Chart Scatter Plot Histogram Box Plot Control Chart Flowchart Swimlane Diagram Gantt Chart Network Diagram Critical Path Method Monte Carlo Simulation Earned Value Management Risk Management Plan Quality Management Plan Communication Management Plan Stakeholder Engagement Plan Change Management Plan Procurement Management Plan Project Charter Project Scope Statement Work Breakdown Structure Cost Baseline Schedule Baseline Resource Allocation Matrix Risk Register Issue Log Change Log Lessons Learned Document Configuration Management Database Requirements Traceability Matrix Test Cases Test Scripts Test Plans User Acceptance Testing Alpha Testing Beta Testing Regression Testing Performance Testing Load Testing Stress Testing Security Penetration Testing Vulnerability Assessment Compliance Audit Gap Analysis Business Continuity Planning Disaster Recovery Planning Incident Response Planning Crisis Communication Planning Ethics Policy Code of Conduct Whistleblower Policy Conflict of Interest Policy Intellectual Property Rights Policy Data Protection Policy Information Security Policy Access Control Policy Password Policy Encryption Decryption Hashing Digital Signature Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Authority SSL TLS SSH VPN Firewall Intrusion Detection System Intrusion Prevention System SIEM DLP IAM MFA SSO RBAC ABAC PBAC DAC MAC CAPTCHA OTP Biometrics Physical Security CCTV Access Card RFID Badge Visitor Management System Asset Tracking System Environmental Monitoring System Power Backup UPS Generator Solar Panels Wind Turbines Hydroelectricity Geothermal Energy Biomass Energy Waste-to-Energy Recycling Composting Carbon Offsetting Carbon Credits Green Bonds Socially Responsible Investing Impact Investing Microfinance Crowdfunding Peer-to-Peer Lending Cryptocurrency Blockchain Smart Contracts ICO STO Stablecoin DeFi NFT AI ML DL NN CNN RNN LSTM GAN Reinforcement Learning Computer Vision Natural Language Processing Speech Recognition Robotics IoT Edge Computing Fog Computing Cloud Computing Big Data Analytics Machine Learning Operations Research Statistics Mathematics Physics Chemistry Biology Medicine Psychology Sociology Anthropology History Geography Political Science Economics Law Philosophy Religion Art Music Literature Film Theater Dance Architecture Engineering Agriculture Forestry Fisheries Mining Oil Gas Renewable Energy Transportation Logistics Supply Chain Retail Hospitality Tourism Healthcare Education Government Nonprofit sectors.

In addition to its core IV&V services COACT also offers other related services such as project management consulting quality assurance training cybersecurity auditing compliance monitoring risk assessment governance advisory business process reengineering change management organizational development human resources talent acquisition executive search leadership coaching succession planning performance appraisal compensation benefits payroll administration accounting finance tax audit legal regulatory affairs marketing branding public relations advertising event planning graphic design video production photography content writing translation interpretation localization voice-over transcription subtitling captioning audio editing video editing animation AR VR MR UX UI Web Design Development SEO SEM PPC Affiliate Marketing Email Marketing Social Media Marketing Influencer Marketing Community Building Customer Relationship Management Sales CRM ERP SCM HRM HCM CMS LMS eLearning Mobile Learning Gamification Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Mixed Reality Simulations Serious Games Interactive Videos Podcasts Webinars Conferences Seminars Workshops Training Courses Certifications Bootcamps Hackathons Competitions Scholarships Grants Internships Mentorships Coaching Consulting Outsourcing Staffing Recruiting Partnerships Collaborations Joint Ventures Mergers Acquisitions IPOs SPACs Investments Venture Capital Angel Funding Crowdfunding Loans Grants Sponsorships Donations Philanthropy CSR Initiatives Social Impact Programs Diversity Equity Inclusion Initiatives Employee Engagement Programs Wellness Programs Work-Life Balance Policies Flexible Schedules Remote Work Options Virtual Teams Cross-Functional Teams Agile Scrum Kanban Lean Six Sigma DevOps ITIL COBIT PMBOK PRINCE2 SAFe Scrum@Scale LeSS Nexus Spotify Model Holacracy Sociocracy Agile Manifesto Agile Principles Lean Startup Design Thinking Human-Centered Design Customer Journey Mapping Value Stream Mapping SWOT Analysis PESTEL Analysis Porter's Five Forces Model Balanced Scorecard OKRs KPIs SLAs OLAs RACI Matrix Ishikawa Diagram Pareto Chart Scatter Plot Histogram Box Plot Control Chart Flowchart Swimlane Diagram Gantt Chart Network Diagram Critical Path Method Monte Carlo Simulation Earned Value Management Risk Management Plan Quality Management Plan Communication Management Plan Stakeholder Engagement Plan Change Managemen