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System-of-Systems Governance: New Patterns of Thought

Technical Note
This 2006 technical note examines the ways in which six key characteristics of good IT governance are affected by the autonomy of individual systems in a system of systems.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2006-TN-036
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6584570.v1
Topic or Tag

Abstract

Systems of systems introduce complications for information technology (IT) governance because their individual system components exhibit considerable autonomy. This technical note examines the ways in which six key characteristics of good IT governance are affected by the autonomy of individual systems in a system of systems. The characteristics discussed are (1) collaboration and authority, (2) motivation and accountability, (3) multiple models, (4) expectation of evolution, (5) highly fluid processes, and (6) minimal centrality. This report examines each characteristic in detail and, where possible, provides guidance for the practitioner.

Cite This Technical Note

Morris, E., Place, P., & Smith, D. (2006, October 1). System-of-Systems Governance: New Patterns of Thought. (Technical Note CMU/SEI-2006-TN-036). Retrieved October 3, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584570.v1.

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howpublished={Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library},
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Morris, Edwin, Patrick Place, and Dennis Smith. "System-of-Systems Governance: New Patterns of Thought." (CMU/SEI-2006-TN-036). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, October 1, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584570.v1.

E. Morris, P. Place, and D. Smith, "System-of-Systems Governance: New Patterns of Thought," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Note CMU/SEI-2006-TN-036, 1-Oct-2006 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584570.v1. [Accessed: 3-Oct-2024].

Morris, Edwin, Patrick Place, and Dennis Smith. "System-of-Systems Governance: New Patterns of Thought." (Technical Note CMU/SEI-2006-TN-036). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Oct. 2006. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584570.v1. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.

Morris, Edwin; Place, Patrick; & Smith, Dennis. System-of-Systems Governance: New Patterns of Thought. CMU/SEI-2006-TN-036. Software Engineering Institute. 2006. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584570.v1