GSN - The Goal Structuring Notation A Structured Approach to Presenting Arguments /

• Main Author: Spriggs, John (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Management.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

Goal Structuring Notation (GSN)  is becoming increasing popular; practitioners use it in the railway, air traffic management and nuclear industries, amongst others.  Originally developed to present safety assurance arguments, GSN need not be restricted to safety assurances only; in principle, you ca...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Table of Figures
• 1.Introduction
• 2.Goals
• 3.Contextual Information
• 4.How do Goal Make Arguments?
• 5.A More Practical Example
• 6.Argument Strategy
• 7.A Bit More Contextual Information
• 8.The Argument is Incomplete
• 9.The Argument is Ready for Review
• 10.A More Interesting Example
• 11.Generic Arguments
• 12.Missing Evidence
• 13.Counter-Evidence
• 14.Process Arguments
• 15.A Brief on Modular GSN
• 16.A Summary of Goal Structuring Notation
• Answers to Problems.