201210 – Burns – RAMS – Is That When You Have More Than One Sheep?

RAMS analysis and the setting of RAMS requirements (often expressed as single indices) are becoming
common features of rail signalling projects.

But attempts to outsource RAMS objectives by attaching them as simple deliverables in project contracts often fail. This paper explores some of the reasons why this is so.

The paper takes a qualitative look at examples and processes of requirements analysis and requirements
setting, particularly at key interfaces important to RAMS.