Enhancing the Clarity of Low Level Decisions on the Goals of Large Complex Projects

Abstract

The aim of the work is to examine the possibility of developing a tool to track, monitor and predict large complex system development by enhancing the clarity of how decisions at lower levels impact on the goals of the project. The approach uses Maritime Operations Division s (MOD) established ability in combat system performance modelling using MBSE and attempts to connect that level to Operational Capabilities and hence Strategy. The paper leverages off MBSE tool capabilities, developments such as the Whole of System Architecture Framework (WSAF) and research approaches such as the Aligned Process Model (APM). The large complex project examined in this experiment is the Future Submarine project due to the authors experience with the project, however any other large complex project would have been equally viable for the experiment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA621957

Entities

People

  • David Kershaw
  • Kim Baddams
  • Lyn Dow
  • Robert Dow

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Complex Systems
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Military Organizations
  • Model Based Systems Engineering
  • Naval Vessels (Combatant)
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Ships
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • Systems Engineering
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Software Engineering.