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Survivability Assurance for System of Systems

Technical Report
In this report, the authors describe the Survivability Analysis Framework, a structured view of people, process, and technology.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2008-TR-008
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6584486.v1

Abstract

Complexity and change pervade today's organizations. Organizational and technology components that must work together may be created, managed, and maintained by different entities. Net-centric operations and service-oriented architectures will push this trend further, increasing the layers of people, processes, and systems. Existing analysis mechanisms do not provide a way to (1) focus on challenges arising from integrating multiple systems, (2) consider architecture tradeoffs carrying impacts beyond a single system, and (3) consider the linkage of technology to critical organizational functions. In response, a team at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) built an analysis framework to evaluate the quality of the linkage among roles, dependencies, constraints, and risks for critical technology capabilities in the face of change. 

The Survivability Analysis Framework (SAF), a structured view of people, process, and technology, was developed to help organizations analyze and understand stresses and gaps to survivability for operational and proposed business processes. The SAF is designed to

  • identify potential problems with existing or near-term interoperations among components within today's network environments
  • highlight the impact on survivability as constrained interoperation moves to more dynamic connectivity
  • increase assurance that mission threads can survive in the presence of stress and possible failure

Cite This Technical Report

Ellison, R., Goodenough, J., Weinstock, C., & Woody, C. (2008, May 1). Survivability Assurance for System of Systems. (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2008-TR-008). Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584486.v1.

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author={Ellison, Robert and Goodenough, John and Weinstock, Charles and Woody, Carol},
title={Survivability Assurance for System of Systems},
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howpublished={Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library},
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Ellison, Robert, John Goodenough, Charles Weinstock, and Carol Woody. "Survivability Assurance for System of Systems." (CMU/SEI-2008-TR-008). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, May 1, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584486.v1.

R. Ellison, J. Goodenough, C. Weinstock, and C. Woody, "Survivability Assurance for System of Systems," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2008-TR-008, 1-May-2008 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584486.v1. [Accessed: 27-Dec-2024].

Ellison, Robert, John Goodenough, Charles Weinstock, and Carol Woody. "Survivability Assurance for System of Systems." (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2008-TR-008). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 May. 2008. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584486.v1. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

Ellison, Robert; Goodenough, John; Weinstock, Charles; & Woody, Carol. Survivability Assurance for System of Systems. CMU/SEI-2008-TR-008. Software Engineering Institute. 2008. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584486.v1