Patterns of Success in Systems Engineering of IT-Intensive Government Systems

The objective of this effort was to discover patterns of success in the systems engineering of information-intensive systems in a government acquisition environment using the method of positive deviance. Two large-scale success patterns were observed, each with several recurring sub-patterns. “Balan...

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Published inProcedia computer science Vol. 8; pp. 303 - 308
Main Authors Rebovich, George, Jr, DeRosa, Joseph K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 2012
Subjects
acquisition
patterns
positive deviance
systems engineering
positive deviance
systems engineering
acquisition
patterns
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Summary:The objective of this effort was to discover patterns of success in the systems engineering of information-intensive systems in a government acquisition environment using the method of positive deviance. Two large-scale success patterns were observed, each with several recurring sub-patterns. “Balancing the Supply Web” addresses “social” interdependencies among enterprise stakeholders who have different equities in the capability being developed. “Harnessing Technical Complexity” addresses the technical interdependencies among system components that together deliver an operational capability for the enterprise. The large-scale patterns are two sides of the same coin. The programs studied achieved success because of the way they each navigated through these dual interdependencies.
ISSN:1877-0509
1877-0509
DOI:10.1016/j.procs.2012.01.064