Software Architecture: Managing Design for Achieving Warfighter Capability

Abstract

This research analyzes the problems associated with poorly performing DoD software-intensive systems focusing on the critical software architectural design process. DoD's software-intensive systems continue to experience software related performance supportability and security shortfalls resulting in system software failures costly and resource-intensive support requirements and security vulnerabilities that negatively impact the warfighter missions. As software performance is significantly determined by the software architecture this research examined current practices for controlling and influencing the system software design process metrics and analyzed other available design-analysis methodologies for applicability to the DoD acquisition process. Specifically methods were analyzed for the ability to integrate the user-oriented Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) the Systems Engineering Process (SEP) and the DoD Acquisition Management Model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 12, 2007
Accession Number
ADA476050

Entities

People

  • Brad Naegle
  • Diana Petross

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programs
  • Configuration Management
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Public Policy
  • Reliability
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • System Of Systems
  • System Software
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering.