Standards Development

Scope

1.1 Purpose

This document provides a set of critical system of systems (SoS) considerations to be addressed at key points in the life cycle of the system of interest (SoI). This document refers to considerations that apply to an SoI that is a constituent system (CS) that interoperates in an SoS. This document considers the generic life cycle model defined in ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-1. Selected subsets of these considerations can be applied throughout the life of systems through the involvement of stakeholders. The ultimate goal is to achieve customer satisfaction, so that when delivered, the SoI will operate effectively in the operational or business environment which is typically characterized as one or more SoS.

This document concerns those systems that are human-made and are configured with one or more of the following: hardware, software, humans, procedures and facilities.

NOTE This document also can be productively applied by users of ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207.

1.2 Field of application

This document addresses SoS considerations that apply to systems at each stage of their respective life cycles.

There is a wide variety of systems in terms of their purpose, domain of application, complexity, size, novelty, adaptability, quantities, locations, life spans and evolution. This document is concerned with describing the SoS considerations that apply to a system that is the SoI; that is a CS within an SoS. It applies to one-of-a-kind systems, mass produced systems or customized, adaptable systems.

1.3 Limitations

This document does not detail the approach to addressing SoS considerations in terms of methods or procedures.

This document does not detail the described documentation in terms of name, format, explicit content and recording media of documentation.