Model-based Mission Assurance

Mission Assurance in MBSE: Model-Based Mission Assurance (MBMA)

Mission Assurance is vital in digital transformation and must evolve to integrate with MBSE environments. MBMA spans multiple assurance domains:
• Product Quality – through quality models and metrics
• Dependability – Reliability, Availability, Maintainability
• Safety
• Process Assessment

Objectives:

• Explore the MBMA concept within an MBSE framework

• Discuss how Mission Assurance (MA) teams can adapt: new roles, skills, training, tools

• Examine how MA products may change (e.g., objective-driven standards and requirements)

• Highlight MA contributions to the MBSE ecosystem, such as:
  • Measuring model quality
  • Enabling configuration monitoring and audit
  • Formalizing/automating safety analysis
  • Auditing model efficiency
  • Automating RAMS artifact generation

• Share MBMA roadmaps and identify potential joint initiatives

Workshop Structure:

• Intro – Workshop goals and context

• Presentations – Short talks (10–15 min each) from agencies and industry on current status and vision

• Brainstorming Topics:
  • A sustainable MBSE/MBMA ecosystem, including automated assurance process/product generation
  • Model-based collaboration between primes and subcontractors
  • Federated data exchange vs. integrated System/Assurance models and teams

• Wrap-up – Summary and input for continued discussion