- Facility, infrastructure, industrial, defense, or mission teams with one bounded cyber-physical system decision
- Program owners planning an integration, modernization, security, verification, or test activity
- Prime teams needing a defined systems engineering or assurance work package
Sprint / 04 · OT/ICS, FRCS & cyber-physical systems
Cyber-Physical Systems Assurance Sprint
Plan an assessment of operational technology, industrial control systems, facility-related control systems, or another cyber-physical system before a proposed change.
- 01Scope
- 02Investigate
- 03Review
- 04Handoff
How evidence is built
From the initial question to the handoff.
Operational and cyber-physical systems cross safety, mission, physical, digital, organizational, and security boundaries that must be made explicit before change or integration.
- 01
Bound the system and authority
Identify accountable owners, assets, interfaces, constraints, and the operational actions that remain outside the assessment.
- 02
Trace interfaces and failure modes
Connect architecture, dependencies, hazards, security requirements, and available evidence across the cyber-physical boundary.
- 03
Prioritize assurance evidence
Sequence the verification, validation, test, specialist, and authorization work required for a defensible next decision.
Included work
One system. A practical assurance plan.
- System boundary, stakeholders, authority, and constraints
- Architecture, interfaces, dependencies, and change surface
- Hazard, security, failure-mode, and evidence analysis
- Prioritized verification, validation, test, and assurance plan
What you receive
A plan that respects operational authority.
- A bounded system and interface model
- A traceable risk and assurance register
- Verification and test priorities
- A proceed, partner, revise, or stop recommendation
Engagement fit
The decision this Sprint informs.
Whether the proposed work can advance safely and what evidence, authority, and specialist participation are required next.
- The system boundary and accountable decision owner are known
- The assessment can use approved documentation, synthetic data, or a customer-controlled environment
- Safety, operational, security, and access authorities remain with the responsible organization
- Unauthorized access, penetration testing, or modification of an operational system
- Certification, compliance, safety approval, accreditation, or authority to operate
- Classified, CUI, export-controlled, or restricted work without a separately approved environment and contract
5–10 business days