SysFEAT - Systemic Framework for Enterprise Architecture & Transformationk

BUILDING BLOCK - Assurance Case

Description	Abstract Concept An Assurance Case is a claim that a particular enterprise asset or group of Functional Asset adequately mitigates certain identified Risk Types by means of appropriated Control Measures. An Assurance Case shall provide confidence that the concerned assets will function as intended in their environment of use. Privacy Processing Activity(ies), Data Lineages are examples of Assurance Cases .
External references	NIST - Assurance Case, OMG - SACM : AssuranceCasePackage
Super Types	Initiative Instrument
Functional Domain	Operational Assurance The Operational Assurance domain provides a framework for systematic and evidence-based methodologies for ensuring that an enterprise's processes, systems, and services consistently meet defined trustworthiness criteria across multiple domains, including privacy, safety, security, business continuity, and quality. It establishes a structured framework for:
Dictionary	Dictionary of SysFEAT concepts
Lexical Scope	Assurance System
Framework Mapping	UAF - Motivation : Assurance Case

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Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Constraining Policy	[*..0]	Policy	Assurance Case	Policy covered by the Assurance Case.
Applied Control Measure	[*..0]	Control Measure	Assurance Case	Set of Control Measures that are claimed to be applied in the context of an Assurance Case.
Enforced Directive	[*..0]	Control Directive	Assurance Case	Set of Control Directives that the Assurance Case ensures that they are enforced.
Involved Asset	[*..0]	Functional Asset	Assurance Case	Functional Asset involved in an Assurance Case.
Mitigated Risk	[*..0]	Risk Type	Assurance Case	A Mitigated Risk is a potential threat or danger that has been reduced in severity, likelihood, or impact through deliberate actions or strategies.
Dependency Relationship	[1..1]	Entity Element	Entity Element	A Dependency Relationship is a Relationship Element that specifies the existential dependency of the sourceRelationship Element on its target Relationship Element.The cardinality to the target Entity Element is [1..1].
Non-Dependency Relationship	[*..0]	Entity Element	Entity Element	A Non-Dependency Relationship is a Relationship Element that specifies that the existence the source Entity Element doesnt depend on the existence of its target Entity Element.The cardinality to the target Entity Element is [0..*].

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BUILDING BLOCK - Assurance Case

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