by Philip Boxer
CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering, has published an article on the Modeling and Analysis of Interoperability Risk in Systems of Systems Environments in its November 2008 Issue. The abstract is as follows:
This article describes the use of a set of modeling and analysis techniques in an interoperability risk probe that found […]
by Philip Boxer
The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has released a Systems Engineering Guide for Systems of Systems. It “addresses SE considerations to meet capability needs through integrating independently useful systems into a larger system that delivers unique capabilities - a system of systems (SoS) - within the Department of Defense”.
The guide references […]
by Philip Boxer
This article by Bill Anderson and Philip Boxer on Requisite Agility argues that the socio-technical processes required to respond to changing demand can be described (modeled) and better equipped to handle change if the organization is driven from a demand-side perspective rather than from a supply-side perspective. The ability to do this increases […]
by Philip Boxer
SEI has published a Technical Report on its context-based approach to system-of-systems challenges. This begins to introduce the methods of projective analysis and asymmetric design into their practices.
by Philip Boxer
Last week I was joined by Bernie Cohen and colleagues from the SEI to present this paper at the IEEE 2nd International Systems Conference in Montreal, Canada (April 7-10, 2008).
The paper considers how the particular pragmatics of demand ‘at the edge’ determine the forms of interoperability required of complex systems of systems, which […]
by Philip Boxer
In February 2008, a joint article was published with Nicholas Whittall in the RUSI Journal:
Agility and Innovation in C4ISTAR
The article outlines an approach to meeting the challenges of Through Life Capability Management.
by Philip Boxer
The Joint Fire Science Program enagaged the SEI to lead an independent examination of current fire management software tools and systems. The approach used by the SEI made use of visual PAN techniques. The project was outlined in a brief from the Joint Fire Science Program in September 2007, and reported […]
by Philip Boxer
In October 2007, the SoS Navigator team went to this NDIA Conference to present two papers:
Complex Systems of Systems: The Dual Challenge
Achieving Agility in Cyberspace
A Tutorial was also given on Modeling Sustainment and Risk Mitigation for Net-Enabled Realities.
by Philip Boxer
This article on the Double Challenge was published in SEI’s Eye-on-Integration in May 2007 to identify the main challenges that are being worked on within the ISIS team:
the governance challenge of collaborating with an increasing number and diversity of enterprises; and
the agility challenge of providing situation-appropriate responses in changing situations.
by Philip Boxer
I have been a strategy consultant to organisations for over 20 years, supporting leadership teams across many different industry sectors, both public and private. My focus has been on the challenges organisations face from asymmetric forms of demand and the mitigation of risks associated with failing to develop requisite agility. This blog […]
