Systems of Systems: Perspectives, Pain Points and Prospects Dr. Judith Dahmann The MITRE Corporation Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited. 14-1913 The MITRE Corporation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
System of Systems A set or arrangement of systems that results when independent and useful systems are integrated into a larger system that delivers unique capabilities Systems of Systems Engineering The process of planning, analyzing, organizing, and integrating the capabilities of a mix of existing and new systems into a system-of-systems capability that is greater than the sum of the capabilities of the constituent parts 2
Energy Water Air Transportation Missile Defense 3
2009 US DoD Perspective Evolving US DoD Perspectives on & SE MORS Capabilities- Based Planning (CBP) Conference Oct 2004 Missile Defense Agency Strategic Planning Guidance CBP Study July 2004 DAB Context Slides Integrated Air & Missile Defense Capability Area Review DAB March 2005 1 st ECE Conference June 2005 QDR 2006 IR&G Roadmap March 2006 Test Case CpMs Initiated June 2006 V.9 SEG Dec 2006 DepSecDef Extends CPM Test Cases JCA Baseline Review Tasked Feb 2007 March 2007 JCA Rebaseline Complete 2 st ECE Conference June 2007 DAES Context Slides DepSecDef Formalizes and Expands CpMs Feb 2008 Jan 2008 Capability PfM DoDD V.9 SEG Sept 2008 3rd ECE Conference Dec 2008 DOD 5000 JCIDS 3170 2004 2005 2006 System & SW Tech Conf PA&E April Costing 2005 Study AF Science Board SE JIAMD Summit I Jan 2006 Study Naval Capabilities Evolution Process & SE Guide Roadmaps & Capability Area Reviews IEEE SOSE Conference 2006 JIAMD Summit II Jan 2007 IEEE SOSE Conference 2007 2007 2008 JIAMD Summit III Jan 2008 IEEE SOSE Conference 2007 Tri-Chair Concept Decision Exploration Army SE Office June 2008 DOD 5000.02 Draft JCIDS 3170 7 4
SE in US DoD External Environment Initiate Conduct Analysis Continue Analysis Continue Analysis Evolve Arch Develop Arch Evolve Arch Plan Plan Implement Continue Analysis Plan Implement Implement 5
. And Beyond System of Systems Pain Points INCOSE Working Group 4 6
Perspectives Scale and scope Complexity Systems 7
Scale and Scope Technical ----- Socio -Technical ----- Enterprise 8
Complexity Technical Complexity Across Systems Diversity in system concept, design, control structures, data syntax, seman6cs.. User Stakeholder Complexity Independent system owners and stakeholders with their own goals, objec6ves, mo6va6ons Development Complexity Dynamics of asynchronous development Complex Operational Dynamics Dynamics of independent operations 9
Systems C onsiderations in System Development a nd E ngineering Exploratory Stage Initial Review Conceptual Stage Requirements Review Alternatives Review Development Stage Utilization Stage P roduction Stage Support Stage Test In- Service Readiness Review(s) Design Review P hysical Review Configuration Review 10
Pain Points Authority What are effective collaboration patterns in? Leadership What are the roles and characteristics of effective leaders? Capabilities & Requirements How can SE address capabilities and requirements? Testing, Validation & Learning How can SE approach validation, testing, and continuous learning in? Constituent Systems What are effective approaches to integrating constituent systems? Principles What are the key thinking principles? Autonomy, Interdependencies & Emergence How can SE address the complexities of interdependencies and emergent behaviors? 11
SEBoK: SE For Systems Vs Prospects? What systems today are not affected by? What systems today don t cope with multiple diverse stakeholders? What systems don t incorporate elements from other systems? What systems don t face challenges of asynchronous deliveries?.. What can systems engineering learn from the lessons of to address the challenges facing today s systems? 12
Questions? Dr. Judith Dahmann MITRE Corporation jdahmann@mitre.org 13