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Agile safety – how to transform safety assurance
Many companies are moving towards agile concepts as a way to improve efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness to change. However, this can present difficulties in safety and risk-related areas. In this article the authors discuss developments in the way agile concepts are being used in challenging fields through the use of such techniques as safety envelopes, operational modeling and incremental/pilot implementation.
Many companies are moving towards agile concepts as a way to improve efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness to change. However, this can present difficulties in safety and risk-related areas. In this article the authors discuss developments in the way agile concepts are being used in challenging fields through the use of such techniques as safety envelopes, operational modeling and incremental/pilot implementation.
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