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System of systems lead system integrators: Where Do they spend their time and what makes them more or less efficient?
Author(s) -
Lane Jo Ann,
Boehm Barry
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
systems engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.474
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1520-6858
pISSN - 1098-1241
DOI - 10.1002/sys.20085
Subject(s) - integrator , implementation , system of systems , systems engineering , computer science , complex system , architecture , lead (geology) , order (exchange) , risk analysis (engineering) , development (topology) , complex adaptive system , systems design , software engineering , engineering , process management , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , mathematics , business , art , bandwidth (computing) , finance , geomorphology , visual arts , geology , mathematical analysis
As organizations strive to expand system capabilities through the development of system‐of‐systems (SoS) architectures, they want to know “how much effort” and “how long.” In order to answer these questions, it is important to first understand the types of activities performed in SoS architecture development and integration and how these vary across different SoS implementations. This paper provides preliminary results of research conducted to determine types of SoS Lead System Integrator (LSI) activities and how these differ from the more traditional system engineering activities described in EIA 632 (Processes for Engineering a System). It also looks at concepts in organizational theory, complex adaptive systems, and chaos theory and how these might be applied to SoS LSI activities to improve success rates and efficiency in the development of these “very large” complex systems. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Eng