Spiral Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems of Systems

May 2004 C trends toward the transformation of warfare (and other large-scale competitive pursuits) into network-centric and knowledge-based systems of systems show great promise for competitive advantages over traditionally organized groups of largely independent components. However, these transformational systems of systems are critically dependent on the successful functioning of their computer software [1, 2]. This article summarizes the benefits provided by software for such transformational systems and identifies a top-10 list of risks and challenges that need to be resolved in developing and evolving software-intensive systems. It then briefly summarizes the Win-Win Spiral Model described in more detail in CrossTalk [3, 4], and shows how its application can be used to mitigate the top10 software-intensive system risks and challenges.

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