The next NOR-STA User Group meeting is rescheduled to May 20 from May 13. You will find more information on the NOR-STA User Group page. The main topic of the meeting will be the argument assessment process in NOR-STA. We will start with a short presentation to introduce the topic and then discuss: What are […]
We invite for the next NOR-STA User Group meeting on May 13. The main topic of the meeting will be the argument assessment process in NOR-STA. We will start with a short presentation to introduce the topic and then discuss: What are the challenges of the argument assessment? How to manage effectively the assessment process? […]
We invite for the next NOR-STA User Group meeting on April 8. The main topic of the meeting will be the process of use of assurance and conformance arguments. We will start with a short presentation to introduce the topic and then discuss: What are the current assurance case processes? Which viewpoints are involved? What […]
The assessment of an assurance case is based on the review of the provided evidence. When the evidence changes then the argument assessment should also be updated or some other actions should be started depending on the scope of changes. NOR-STA can connect to integrated repositories like SharePoint, Jira or Confluence to check for the […]
We invite for the next NOR-STA User Group meeting on March 11. The main topic of the meeting will be continuous assurance case. We will start with a short presentation to introduce the topic and then discuss: What is ‘continuous assurance’ and do we have a business case for it? What changes you want your […]
We invite for the next NOR-STA User Group meeting on February 11. The main topic of the meeting will be argument quality – what is a good assurance case? The presentation and discussion will cover: – elements of the argument structure – criteria for argument quality – best practices for structuring complex arguments We invite […]
In January we start regular meetings of NOR-STA User Group. During the meetings we will discuss: – ways for effective use of NOR-STA, – TRUST-IT methodolog, – assurance cases, – conformance management.NOR-STA User Group is open for all NOR-STA users. The main goal of the meeting will to share experiences and provide information about new […]
System assurance with the use of assurance case should consider system changes and also operational data when necessary. The way to manage this is to use live data as evidence and update accordingly the argument assessment. The live data is the data generated directly by any system, not provided manually. Unlike documents used as evidence […]
New reports in NOR-STA are fed with data in XML format. XML includes data about the argument, evidence, and the evaluations performed. MS Word report template can directly use data through XML mapping, and advanced data processing is possible with Visual Basic scripts. The basic templates for assurance case reports and conformance reports with VBA […]
NOR-STA now allows for integration with Confluence and Jira servers, in addition to the existing integration with SharePoint. The assurance argument may directly refer to information in these systems. At the same time, it is a step towards continuous assurance and the introduction of constant supervision over the timeliness of evidence and performed assessments. For […]