Including Interoperability in the Acquisition Process
Abstract
Interoperability has been traditionally viewed in an operational context. The authors believe that interoperability also must address program management and system construction. This leads to consideration of programmatic interoperability and constructive interoperability. The authors seek a broader scope of interoperability. This report puts forth a number of assertions relevant to achieving interoperability in the acquisition process. These include the following: (1) an ontology for the acquisition of software-intensive systems would provide the means to specify concepts, their structure, knowledge content, and reasoning properties for multiple levels of discourse; (2) an acquisition framework, derived from the ontology, can provide necessary knowledge applicable to acquisition; (3) an acquisition model, derived from the acquisition framework, can be used to describe a particular acquisition project; (4) an acquisition library, based on the acquisition framework, may be used in a project-centric context, facilitating reuse of acquisition knowledge; (5) integration of multiple acquisition projects can be specified using the language of the acquisition framework; (6) exponential knowledge can be captured in the context of the acquisition framework, fostering an acquisition learning environment; and (7) formalism can provide a disciplined approach to reason about an acquisition. Acquisition could benefit from a more disciplined approach. The authors expend major effort on the specification, development, and operation of computer systems, and see the fruits of their labor in the systems they have created. They suggest that similar rewards would be found with the acquisition system if the same skills and approaches were employed as with operational systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA441244
Entities
People
- Bertram Craig Meyers
- Ira A. Monarch
- James D. Smith
- Linda Levine
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University