The Death of Static Safety:

Static safety is dead. In today’s world of connected and adaptive systems, compliance checklists no longer guarantee reliability or trust. This webinar introduces Operational Assurance Systems (OAS), a closed-loop framework that replaces one-time certification with continuous vigilance. You’ll learn how the OAS model monitors, reacts to, and controls system behavior in real-time, driving predictable outcomes and measurable assurance maturity across complex environments. This session will include a live Q&A, so bring your tough questions for our panel.

Webinar Agenda:

1. Understanding the Assurance Gap
   1. We open by examining why traditional compliance models fall short in today’s complex, interconnected system-of-systems environment. This section highlights the escalating costs, risks, and operational chaos that arise when complexity outpaces control.
2. From Static to Continuous Vigilance
   1. Next, we examine the cultural and operational shifts necessary to move beyond one-time “safety certification.” Instead, modern organizations must embrace continuous assurance maturity. We also address why today’s connected systems operate without a unified metric to measure their real assurance posture.
3. Introducing Operational Assurance and the GOAL Metric
   1. This section defines the Operational Assurance Framework—a layered, adaptive structure designed to ensure predictable, safe, and fully auditable operations even under uncertainty. We introduce the GOAL (Global Operational Assurance Level), a quantifiable measure that links local system controls to enterprise-wide confidence and trust.
4. Operational Assurance in Action: The Closed Loop Cycle
   1. We break down the core OAS mechanism: a repeating, self-correcting loop that continually strengthens system resilience. Attendees will see how monitoring conditions, reacting to enforce safety, and controlling outcomes through validated actions work together to prevent failures before they occur, tightening assurance with every cycle.
5. Architecting OAS & Evolving the Consultant’s Role
   1. Here we explore the building blocks of an Operational Assurance ecosystem—from the Vitals Dashboard and Edge Control components to audit engines and backend connectors. We discuss real-world challenges such as synchronizing assurance across embedded and cloud environments. Finally, we examine the consultant’s evolving role—from traditional auditor to strategic enabler guiding organizations through a full assurance transformation.

Key Takeaways:

1. Why static safety fails
   1. Discover why traditional safety and compliance methods are unable to keep pace with modern connected systems and what drives the growing assurance gap.
2. What Operational Assurance really is
   1. Discover the OAS model that delivers continuous vigilance through real-time monitoring, reaction, and control, along with the GOAL metric that measures true assurance maturity.
3. How continuous assurance works in practice
   1. See how organizations apply OAS with real mechanisms, such as Vitals, Edge Control, and the Audit Engine, to transition from one-time audits to continuous readiness.