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System-of-Systems Cost Estimation: Analysis of Lead System Integrator Engineering Activities

System-of-Systems Cost Estimation: Analysis of Lead System Integrator Engineering Activities

Jo Ann Lane, Barry Boehm
Copyright: © 2007 |Volume: 20 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 10
ISSN: 1040-1628|EISSN: 1533-7979|ISSN: 1040-1628|EISBN13: 9781615200085|EISSN: 1533-7979|DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2007040102
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Lane, Jo Ann, and Barry Boehm. "System-of-Systems Cost Estimation: Analysis of Lead System Integrator Engineering Activities." IRMJ vol.20, no.2 2007: pp.23-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/irmj.2007040102

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Lane, J. A. & Boehm, B. (2007). System-of-Systems Cost Estimation: Analysis of Lead System Integrator Engineering Activities. Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), 20(2), 23-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/irmj.2007040102

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Lane, Jo Ann, and Barry Boehm. "System-of-Systems Cost Estimation: Analysis of Lead System Integrator Engineering Activities," Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ) 20, no.2: 23-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/irmj.2007040102

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Abstract

As organizations strive to expand system capabilities through the development of system-of systems (SoS) architectures, they want to know “how much effort” and “how long” to implement the SoS. In order to answer these questions, it is important to first understand the types of activities performed in SoS architecture development and integration and how these vary across different SoS implementations. This article provides results of research conducted to determine types of SoS lead system integrator (LSI) activities and how these differ from the more traditional system engineering activities described in Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) 632 (“Processes for Engineering a System”). This research further analyzed effort and schedule issues on “very large” SoS programs to more clearly identify and profile the types of activities performed by the typical LSI and to determine organizational characteristics that significantly impact overall success and productivity of the LSI effort. The results of this effort have been captured in a reduced-parameter version of the constructive SoS integration cost model (COSOSIMO) that estimates LSI SoS engineering (SoSE) effort.

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