SEI Report on Complex System Development Released

If you're developing large, complex systems, you might want to take a look at the recently released report entitled Interoperable Acquisition for Systems of Systems: The Challenges from the Software Engineering Institute.

Prepared by James D. Smith II and D. Mike Phillips, the report identifies the challenges involved in building network-centric operations, joint and combined operations, and system complexity has led to the prevalence of interoperable systems of systems. Specifically, the report examines interoperable acquisition (that is, the set of practices that enable acquisition, development, and operational organizations to collaborate more effec-tively in fielding interoperable systems) from a variety of perspectives in the context of real-world acquisition programs.

Additionally, according to the SEI, this report explores how systems-of-systems realities necessitate changes in the processes used to acquire, develop, field, and sustain operational capability. Interoperable acquisition is defined, and key concepts are explored through an analysis of some of the ways in which traditional acquisition approaches can result in problems when applied to a system-of-systems context.

Sounds interesting.

Posted by Jon Erickson at 11:43 AM  Permalink