Army Software Architecture Workshop:Reporting on Army Experiences

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Army Software Architecture Workshop:
Reporting on Army Experiences
John Bergey
Stephen Blanchette, Jr.
Michael Gagliardi
Mark Klein
Reed Little
Timothy Morrow
Linda Northrop
William Wood
February 2008
SPECIAL REPORT
CMU/SEI-2008-SR-003
Acquisition Support Program
Product Line Systems Program
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Executive Summary ix
Abstract xiii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 About This Workshop 1
1.2 Workshop Participants 2
1.3 About the ASSIP 3
1.4 About This Report 3
2 SEI Software Architecture Technology Developments: A Digest of SEI Presentations 5
2.1 Introductory Presentation – Linda Northrop, SEI 5
2.2 Software Architecture Technology (SAT) Presentation – Mark Klein, SEI 9
2.3 Software Architecture Evaluation in DoD System Acquisitions – John Bergey and Mike
gagliardi, SEI 13
2.3.1 Acquisition Planning Workshop 13
2.3.2 Examples of Applying SAT Products and Services in a System Acquisition 14
2.3.3 Improved Means for Incorporating Architecture Evaluation in a System
Acquisition 15
2.3.4 Collaboration Opportunities for Piloting New Capabilities 16
3 Army Software Architecture Evaluation Experiences: A Digest of Army Presentations 19
3.1 Warfighter information Network–Tactical (WIN-T) – David Mason, C-E LCMC SEC 19
3.1.1 Summary of Evaluation Findings 20
3.1.2 Value and Impact to the Program 21
3.1.3 Issues and Recommendations 22
3.2 One semi-automated forces simulation (ONESAF) – Rob Wittman, MITRE 22
3.2.1 Summary of Evaluation Findings 23
3.2.2 Value and Impact to the Program 24
3.2.3 Issues and Recommendations 25
3.3 Army Battle Command System (ABCS) – John Landmesser, PM Battle Command 25
3.3.1 Summary of Evaluation Findings 26
3.3.2 Value and Impact of the Evaluation to the Program 27
3.3.3 Issues and Recommendations 27
3.4 Command Post of the Future (CPoF) – John Landmesser, PM Battle Command 27
3.4.1 Summary of Evaluation Findings 28
3.4.2 Value and Impact to the Program 29
3.4.3 Issues and Recommendations 29
3.5 Joint Tactical Common Operational Picture Workstation (JTCW) – John Landmesser,
PM Battle Command 29
3.5.1 Summary of Evaluation Findings 31
3.5.2 Value and Impact of the Evaluation to the Program 31
3.5.3 Issues and Recommendations 31
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3.6 Manned/Unmanned Common Architecture Program (MCAP) – Jack Van Kirk, PEO
Aviation 32
3.6.1 Summary of Evaluation Findings 32
3.6.2 Value and Impact of the Evaluation to the Program 33
3.6.3 Issues and Recommendations 33
3.7 Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) – Jack Van Kirk, PEO Aviation 34
3.7.1 Summary of Evaluation Findings 35
3.7.2 Value and Impact of the Evaluation to the Program 35
3.7.3 Issues and Recommendations 35
3.8 Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) – Patrick Dowdy, Georgia Tech Research
Institute (GTRI) 36
3.8.1 Summary of Evaluation Findings 37
3.8.2 Value and Impact to the Program 38
3.8.3 Issues and Recommendations 39
3.9 Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) – Brenda Klafter, L3 Communications ILEX Systems 39
3.9.1 Summary of Evaluation Findings 40
3.9.2 Value and Impact of the Evaluation to the Program 41
3.9.3 Issues and Recommendations 41
3.10 Distributed Common Ground Station – Army (DCGS-A) – David Leciston, PM DCGS-A 42
3.10.1 Summary of Evaluation Findings 43
3.10.2 Value and Impact of the Evaluation to the Program 44
3.10.3 Issues and Recommendations 44
4 General Discussion 47
4.1 Recurrent Themes 47
4.2 Other Discussion Points 48
5 Recommendations 51
6 Conclusions 53
Bibliography 55

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List of Figures
Figure 1: Original Timeline for Army’s Planned Software Architecture Initiative Activities 9
Figure 2: Conceptual Flow of the ATAM 10
Figure 3: Other Methods and Techniques Developed by the SAT Initiative 12
Figure 4: Overview of the Acquisition Planning Workshop Activities 14
Figure 5: Application of SAT Products and Services in the System Acquisition Life Cycle 15
Figure 6: Conceptual Approach for Conducting an ATAM Evaluation as Part of Source Selection 16
Figure 7: WIN-T Context Diagram (OV-1) 20
Figure 8: OneSAF Concept 23
Figure 9: ABCS Migration Vision 26
Figure 10: CPoF High-Level System Architecture 28
Figure 11: Army JTCW High-Level System Architecture 30
Figure 12: MCAP NCORE Open Systems Architecture Instantiation 32
Figure 13: CAAS Architecture 34
Figure 14: Army IAMD Increment 2 Architecture 36
Figure 15: ACS Operational View (OV-1) 40
Figure 16: DCGS-A Heavy Brigade Combat Team High-Level Operational View (OV-1) 43

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List of Tables
Table 1: ASSIP-Sponsored Architecture Training 6
Table 2: ASSIP-Sponsored ATAM Evaluations and QAWs 8
Table 3: Summary of ACS Risk Themes 41

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Acknowledgments
The Acquisition Support Program (ASP) and Product Line Systems (PLS) Program of the Carne-
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gie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) have jointly developed this special report. The
authors would like to thank Ceci Albert of the ASP and Larry Jones of the PLS Program for their
careful review and comments for improving this report.

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