Open System Acquisition (OSA) practical guide
Authors
Gunderson, Christopher R.
Subjects
Open Systems
Product Line Architecture
Agile Acquisition
Bending the Cost Curve
Plug Fest Plus
Defense Acquisition
Systems Engineering
Information Systems
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Product Line Architecture
Agile Acquisition
Bending the Cost Curve
Plug Fest Plus
Defense Acquisition
Systems Engineering
Information Systems
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Advisors
Date of Issue
2015-05
Date
May 2015
Publisher
Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
Government policy has emphasized use of “enterprise,” “open,” and “collaborative” approaches to building information systems for many years. However, myriad watchdog reports document many failures and relatively few successes. Nevertheless, both successes and failures point to some best practices, and practices to avoid. This high level summary of observations and recommendation, together with the detailed appendices, provide specific, how-to guidance for government Open Enterprise Information System project stakeholders. The guidance is based on eleven years of applied research conducted on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and hand-in-hand with information system acquisition practitioners. The template sample language aligns with Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, but with slight modification the templates will support acquisition of OEIS to support any operational domain.
Type
Technical Report
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Information Sciences (IS)
Organization
Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences (GSOIS)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-IS-15-001
Sponsors
John Snevely
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence 1400 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301
Funder
Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and the Defense Intelligence Agency
Format
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.