Achieving Modular Open System Architectures in DOD Acquisition
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Six Acquisition Pathways for Large-Scale, Complex Systems
How to map technical reference frameworks (TRFs) to the pathways that compose the DoD’s Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF)
Read More•By Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University), Nickolas Guertin
In Software Architecture
Toward Technical Reference Frameworks to Support Large-Scale Systems of Systems
Strategies for creating architectures for large-scale, complex, and interoperable systems of systems that are composed of functions covering a broad range of requirements.
Read More•By Nickolas Guertin, Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University)
In Software Architecture
Impacts and Recommendations for Achieving Modular Open Systems Architectures --Fifth Post in a Series
In this series of blog posts, adapted from a recently published paper, we sought to demonstrate how layered business and technical architectures can leverage modular component design practices....
Read More•By Nickolas Guertin, Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University)
In Software Architecture
The Technical Architecture for Product Line Acquisition in the DoD - Fourth in a Series
DoD technologies have traditionally relied on cyber-physical/software-intensive systems that are now widely available to all nations and non-state actors....
Read More•By Nickolas Guertin, Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University)
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The Organizational Impact of a Modular Product Line Architecture in DoD Acquisition - Third in a Series
To maintain a strategic advantage over its adversaries, the Department of Defense (DoD) must field new technologies rapidly....
Read More•By Nickolas Guertin, Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University)
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Towards a New Model of Acquisition: Product-Line Architectures for the DoD - Second in a Series
It is widely recognized that the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to have a nimble response to nimble adversaries....
Read More•By Nickolas Guertin, Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University)
Emerging Opportunities in Modularity and Open Systems Architectures - First in a Series
In its effort to increase the capability of the warfighter, the Department of Defense (DoD) has made incremental changes in its acquisition practices for building and deploying military capacity....
Read More•By Nickolas Guertin, Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University)