2 Views on Assurance

Dan Gambel

September 1996

Two Views

• Industry and Commercial
• DoD Accreditor

Industry and Commercial

• Satisfy Management
  • Works in the environment
  • Cost effective
• Confidence in operation as described
• Exercise Due Care
• Pilot Programs
• Competent Vendor
• Auditor Stimulus
• Alternative vendors available

DoD Accreditor

• Policy Defined
• Certification Workload
• Range of Alternatives
• System Composition
  • Conflict
  • Near duplication
• Prior Experience With Product
• Prior Experience With Vendor
• Sensible Cost Alternatives
• 3M

Summary

• Trusted Vendor is more sellable than Trusted Product
• Assurance is technical confidence
• Assurance represents management view of competence