Effective Date: June 1st, 2025
The FRAM Model Visualiser (FMV), originally developed by Rees Hill with the endorsement of Erik Hollnagel, has served the FRAM community for over a decade as a freely available, validated tool for building FRAM models. This contribution has been continuously developed and supported pro bono for ten years, reflecting a commitment to the growth and application of FRAM methodologies.
However, increasing demands on time and resources now make it necessary to change how FMV is shared and supported. Despite previous calls for assistance—most notably at the recent Delft meeting—support has been minimal. The sustainability of FMV requires a new approach.
Key Changes :
- Community Version
The community version of FMV will remain available via GitHub.
We strongly encourage funded academic and commercial FRAM courses to make a modest contribution or sponsorship in recognition of the resources required to maintain this version.
All requests for modifications, technical support, or updates will now be addressed through consultancy on a case-by-case basis. - Sandbox Version
General access to the sandbox version will be discontinued.
In its place, tailored versions will be developed for specific applications.
These will be made available under contract, with optional deployment on clients’ own servers.
Ongoing support