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Accession Number:
ADA455894
Title:
Joint Capabilities and System-of-Systems Solutions: A Case for Crossing Solution Domains
Descriptive Note:
Research paper
Corporate Author:
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
Report Date:
2006-06-01
Pagination or Media Count:
25.0
Abstract:
Recognizing the need to succeed in a new multilateral, asymmetric threat environment, the U.S. Department of Defense has initiated a radical transformation in operations to promote agility and enhance responsiveness. The transformation process, as well as the resulting new order of operations, relies heavily on system-of-systems solutions to bridge existing gaps in operations. To date, a pervasive, and possibly detrimental, assumption has dominated the program management arena management tools and methods that work for single systems apply equally well to the acquisition of system-of-systems solutions. This technical note questions the general assumption that single-system methods are effective in a system-of-systems arena. Taking the position that the field, as a whole, lacks an adequate understanding of the unique challenges that influence system-of-systems initiatives, this report presents a case for the investigation and adaptation of structural and dynamic modeling techniques to the engineering of systems of systems. The report also includes results from a survey of subject matter experts providing evidence that resource expenditures in areas important to a system-of-systems environment are becoming high priorities.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
