2021

  • GSN diagrams in NOR-STA

    Now you can create advanced GSN diagrams for assurance cases developed in NOR-STA. The new version of NOR-STA released at the beginning of November introduces a new GSN module. The GSN notation is the most popular notation for graphical presentation of assurance case. GSN diagrams are easy to comprehend for many assurance case users. You […]

  • NUG meeting – Assurance case quality and assessment

    We invite for the next NOR-STA User Group meeting on September 9. The meeting will focus on argument quality and assessment. We will discuss: what is a good argument, mechanisms of argument assessment, the use of confidence argument. We invite all participants to share their point of view and best practices on system assurance and […]

  • NUG meeting – What we have learned

    We invite for the next NOR-STA User Group meeting on June 10. The main theme of the meeting will be “What we have learned – the summary of NUG meetings”. This will cover topics: Evidence management and assessment process Managing argument modules and the assurance process NOR-STA Roadmap We invite all participants to share their […]

  • NOR-STA User Group meeting moved to May 20

    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 […]

  • Assurance case assessment in NOR-STA

    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? […]

  • Assurance argument related 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 […]

  • Argument verification

    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 […]

  • Continuous assurance

    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 […]

  • What is a good assurance case?

    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 […]

  • NOR-STA User Group meetings

    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 […]