Joint capabilities and System-of-Systems solutions

Defense AR Journal, April-July, 2005 by Mary Maureen Brown, Rob Flowe

APPENDIX

WebQ
Cost and Schedule Drivers for System of Systems Integration (SoSI)
Effort WebQ by Peter Schmolck: www.rz.unibw-muenchen.del/~p4lbsmk/
gmethod/webq Thank You For Your Participation

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     need 2 more

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     need 3 more

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     need 4 more

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     need 5 more

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     28 item(s)

     21. Funding             **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **

     6. Organizational       **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     alignment

     18. Personal            **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     commitmant

     22. Interdisciplinary   **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     teams

     16. Short-term vs.      **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     long-term individual
     goals

     15. Aligning system     **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     interdependencies

     31. Information         **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     shortfalls

     29. Collocation and     **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     logistics

     14. Common standards    **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     and architectures

     25. Semantic and        **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     syntactical
     differences

     33. Information         **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     hoarding

     5. Individual           **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     organizational
     incentive structures

     13. Configuration       **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     management

     27. Deconflicting       **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     schedules

     11. Leadership          **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **

     24. Understanding       **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     scope

     23. Team conflicts      **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **

     26. Requirements        **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     communication

     8. Knowledge, skills,   **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     and abilities
     of the personnel

     7. Quality of           **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     training for SOS

     1. Existing policy      **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     and procedural
     requirements of the
     personnel

     9. Interdisciplinary    **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     training programs

     28. Elicit advice and   **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     support without fear
     of reprisal

     19. Collocation of      **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     personnel

     4. Changing             **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     environmental demands
     of the various
     personnel

     3. Doctrine             **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **

     2. Cultural             **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     differences among the
     personnel

     20. Adequate            **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     facilities

     10. Aligning end-to-    **   **   **   **   *   **   **   **   **
     end mission threads

 1   (a) Too few here,       -4   -3   -2   -1   *    1    2    3    4
     need 5 more

 2   (a) Too few here,       -4   -3   -2   -1   *    1    2    3    4
     need 4 more

 3   (a) Too few here,       -4   -3   -2   -1   *    1    2    3    4
     need 3 more

 4   (a) Too few here,       -4   -3   -2   -1   *    1    2    3    4
     need 2 more

(a) Empty a lot

(b) Occupied a lot

(c) Too many a lot

( 4) Most Impact on Cost/Schedule/Performance

(-4) Least Impact on Cost/Schedule/Performance

TABLE 1:
SSTC SURVEY FREQUENCIES ON ITEMS DEEMED AS MAJOR HURDLES
(N=28)

Table 1: SSTC Survey Frequencies on Items Deemed as Major Hurdles

Survey Item                          N    Percent

Leadership                           21     75%
Requirements Communication           21     75
Standards                            20     71
Funding                              19     68
Knowledge Skills and Abilities       15     54
Aligning System Interdependencies    14     50
End to End Mission Threads           3      46
Configuration Management             1      39
Changing Environmental Demands       9      32
Information Access                   9      32
Organizational Alignment             8      29
Commitment                           7      25
Understanding Scope                  7      25
Deconflicting Schedules              7      25
Doctrine                             6      21
Interdisciplinary Teams              6      21
Conflict Negotiation                 6      21
Info Shortfalls                      6      21%
Semantic/syntactic Differences       5      18
Information Hoarding                 5      18
Cultural Differences                 4      14
Organizational Incentives            4      14
Command and Control                  4      14
Collocation                          4      14
Facilities                           4      14
Team Conflicts                       4      14
Coordination/Logistics               3      11
Policy and Procedural Requirements   2      7
Changing Environmental Demands       2      7
Short-Term Long-Term Goals           2      7
Elicit Advice                        2      7
Quality Training                     1      4
Interdisciplinary Training           1      4

FIGURE 1. SSTC CLUSTERS OF PERCEPTIONS ON DRIVERS OF COST,
SCHEDULE, AND PERFORMANCE SHORTFALLS IN SOS EFFORTS
(N = 28)

         Group A                 Group B

Major    * Requirements/         * KSA **
Hurdle   Communication **        * Collocation **
                                 * Schedule
                                   Conflicts **
                                 * Funding **

Minor    * Information           * Coordination
Hurdle     Shortfalls **         * Fear **
         * Facilities            * Changing Req **
         * Information           * Facilities **
           Hoarding **

No       * Collocation **        * Conflict/
Hurdle   * Incentives **           Negotiations **
         * Individual Goals **   * Team Conflict **
                                 * Semantics **
                                 * Cultural
                                   Differences **

         Group C              Group D

Major    * Changing Req **    * Team Conflict **
Hurdle   * Information        * Interdisciplinary
           Hoarding **          Teams **

Minor    * Individual Goals   * Alignment **
Hurdle   * Collocation **     * KSA

No       * Org Alignment **   * Collocation **
Hurdle   * Doctrine           * Funding **
         * Fear of
           Reprisal **

All clusters achieve an Eigenvalue of at least 2
All variables achieve a minimum p <.05 ** = p <.01