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5.4.2 Competencies Required for Successful Acquisition of Large, Highly Complex Systems of Systems
Author(s) -
Armstrong James R,
Kepchar Kenneth,
Henry Devanandham,
Pyster Arthur
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2011.tb01230.x
Subject(s) - air traffic control , aviation , workload , systems engineering , system of systems , engineering , computer science , engineering management , software engineering , aeronautics , systems design , operating system , aerospace engineering
A generic competency model for acquiring large, highly complex Systems of Systems is presented. The model combines competencies of systems engineering, systems integration, and software engineering. The model is applied to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). The FAA is facing the challenge of significant increases in workload for the air traffic control system. NextGen efforts are aimed at providing the changes to the system needed to meet that challenge. In order to be prepared, the FAA is looking at the competencies needed to develop and deploy those improvements.