The Value Proposition for Assurance of JPL Systems

This paper presents a value proposition for systems assurance. The need for a value proposition is motivated by common misconceptions about the definition of assurance and the value of performing systems assurance activities. The focus of the value proposition is that assurance reduces uncertainty s...

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Published inProcedia computer science Vol. 28; pp. 398 - 403
Main Authors Port, Dan, Wilf, Joel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 2014
Subjects
assurance
engineering economics
risk
systems
systems engineering
uncertainty
value
value proposition
assurance
value proposition
engineering economics
systems
systems engineering
risk
uncertainty
value
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Summary:This paper presents a value proposition for systems assurance. The need for a value proposition is motivated by common misconceptions about the definition of assurance and the value of performing systems assurance activities. The focus of the value proposition is that assurance reduces uncertainty so that projects can make more confident decisions about their systems. Applying the value proposition has led to insights into the nature of assurance and has improved the practice of software assurance, where it has been applied at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Ongoing work on using the value proposition for “value-based tailoring” of requirements and integrating value considerations into assurance cost models are also discussed.
ISSN:1877-0509
1877-0509
DOI:10.1016/j.procs.2014.03.049