Correspondence Between the Omundu Methodology and Reference Frameworks
Deploying Trustworthy AI for Industrial Maintenance

The table at 3 compares the steps and gates of the Omundu methodology with the phases and milestones of the two main frameworks referenced in this article: the Body of Knowledge (BoK) of the Confiance.ai program and the European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). The aim is not to claim certified compliance, but to demonstrate that the adopted methodology follows an approach compatible with these frameworks. This facilitates advocacy with quality, HSE, and regulatory authorities.

Three points warrant comment. The first is that the Confiance.ai BoK provides a suite of tools (testing tools, property catalogs, Assurance Case templates) that can be utilized at each stage to produce the required evidence. The Omundu methodology does not mandate these specific tools but naturally incorporates them into its...