Affiliation:
1. Defence Science and Technology Group and The University of Adelaide
2. The University of Adelaide and Shoal Group Pty Ltd
Abstract
AbstractThe assessment of performance and quality is essential to the engineering and evolution of Systems of Systems (SoS); however, there has been limited discussion of SoS measurement and evaluation in the literature. This paper reviews the measurement and assessment literature across multiple disciplines to address this gap and applies constructive research to design principles and concepts for SoS evaluation. Relevant challenges and best practice elements are identified within each discipline for comparison against the nature and characteristics of Systems of Systems. These elements are then synthesized into three key areas necessary for SoS evaluation: measure development, determination of good metrics, and assessment. While further work has been identified and initiated on methods for the generation of such metrics, this study provides practitioners with the core practices and principles necessary to enable tailored and enhanced SoS assessment.
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