Modeling the Integration of Open Systems and Evolutionary Acquisition in DoD Programs

Abstract

Open Systems and Evolutionary Acquisition are two recent innovations designed to improve program performance with flexibility. The full potential of these approaches has not been captured partially because of integration challenges during implementation The current work investigates the impacts of open systems and evolutionary acquisition on DoD development programs. Changes required to use both Open Systems and Evolutionary Acquisition are used to identify and describe impacts of implementation on program process and management. A dynamic simulation model of a program using both Evolutionary Acquisition and Open Systems is described and used to map the impacts. Simulation results generally support previously suggested impacts and provide a possible explanation for changes in program performance. Implications for practice relate to changes in the types and timing of risk and a potential trading of design obsolescence risk for standards obsolescence risk.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 06, 2008
Accession Number
ADA493929

Entities

People

  • David N. Ford
  • John T. Dillard

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Business Process Reengineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Military Acquisition
  • Open System Architecture
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Project Management
  • Public Policy
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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