operations readiness and assurance

Operations Readiness and Assurance (OR&A) or the shortened form "Ops Readiness" are used in the oil and gas exploration and development business. The similar term "Operational Readiness" is used by the U.S. military and NASA to describe a different concept, that of mission readiness. It can be used anywhere where a requirement for a certain level of assurance, that a given status or specified capability exists (or will exist, at a given point in time), is required. It is commonly known by the acronym OR&A](the ampersand is used and retained in the acronym for clarity).