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Systems of Systems Approaches in Public Policy-Making and Program Management. Dr. William J. Reckmeyer Chief Systems Scientist (Systems of Systems Center of Excellence) Visiting Scholar (Stanford University – Center for Inter-national Security & Cooperation)
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Systems of Systems Approachesin Public Policy-Making and Program Management Dr. William J. Reckmeyer Chief Systems Scientist (Systems of Systems Center of Excellence) Visiting Scholar (Stanford University – Center forInter-national Security & Cooperation) Professor of Leadership & Systems (San Jose State University) reckmeyer@sbcglobal.net American Society for Cybernetics 2005 Annual Conference Washington, DC 28 October 2005
Symptoms of SoS Problems IndependentComponents Ambiguous Boundaries Contextual Complexities Recomposibility Requirements Cascading Interrelationships Unexpected or Counterintuitive Behaviors Unbalanced Dependencies Sense of Inadequate Solution Sets Unrecognized and Uncontrollable Resources Evolving Relationships Self-Organizing Behaviors
SoS Approach IndependentComponents Integrated Capabilities Systems of Systems
Systems of Systems Approaches(DoD Application Domains) National Strategy Acquisition Logistics Program Management Organizational Change Engineering Operations ResourceAllocation
Systems of Systems Approaches(Variety of Topical Applications) US National Strategy HomelandSecurity Comprehensive Elder Care Capability-BasedAcquisition DistributionProcess Management NASA SpaceExploration Maritime ProcessManagement Global EarthObservation