Heuristics for Joint Architecting

Abstract

There is no question that Department of Defense and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff directives have increased the development of operational and systems architectures. The DoD Architectural Framework (DoDAF) and its associated governing publications have provided considerable information and examples covering DoD architecture processes and products for those engaged in requirements and architecture development. But even though the guidance is good, there need to be more general heuristics to help guide those involved in this growth industry. Based on recent experiences with joint architecture development, we propose some general heuristics covering the following: the architecture team; common lexicon; process ownership; appropriate abstraction; organizational bias; level-of-war bias; and hollow-transfer activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA580592

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  • Aaron Piepkorn
  • Gregory J. Miller
  • James Kennedy
  • John M. Colombi
  • Robert Mills
  • Todd Wieser

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