Wizdom Systems, Inc., in Cooperation With The MITRE Corporation Introduced “Building Executable Architectures” at the CISA Winter Conference December 2, 2004
The premier provider of technology and services supporting the US Department of Defense (DoD) Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Wizdom Systems, Inc., in cooperation with The MITRE Corporation introduced “Building Executable Architectures” at the CISA Winter Conference December 2, 2004. The paper was written by Dennis E. Wisnosky and Joseph M. Vogel of Wizdom and Steven J. Ring of MITRE. Wisnosky made the presentation. Wisnosky presented an approach to building Enterprise Architecture models that are actionable. That is, they can be used for funding decisions, acquisitions, system engineering, investment strategy and more. Key to these architectures is an Operations Activity Model, the OV-5 that is supported by Time, Cost, Quality and Capacity properties.
Naperville, IL (PRWEB) January 18, 2005 -- The premier provider of technology
and services supporting the US Department of Defense (DoD) Architecture
Framework (DoDAF), Wizdom Systems, Inc., in cooperation with The MITRE
Corporation introduced “Building Executable Architectures” at the CISA Winter
Conference December 2, 2004. The paper was written by Dennis E. Wisnosky and
Joseph M. Vogel of Wizdom and Steven J. Ring of MITRE. Wisnosky made the
presentation.
CISA (C4I Integration Support Activity) is a DOD Support
Activity operating under the direction, authority, and control of the ASD(C3I)
and his Deputy. CISA provides technical and analytical support, as directed, for
Defense C4I programs and cross-programs evaluation; resource management;
integration of C4I architectures and programs; technology development programs;
development and validation of C4I requirements; and assessments of comparative
worth of C4I systems. CISA Is headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA.
Wisnosky presented an approach to building Enterprise Architecture
models that are actionable. That is, they can be used for funding decisions,
acquisitions, system engineering, investment strategy and more. Key to these
architectures is an Operations Activity Model, the OV-5 that is supported by
Time, Cost, Quality and Capacity properties. These properties populate a
simulatable model that is built from the Activity model. By examining response
of the model to various scenarios dynamically, the architecture team is able to
quantitatively evaluate the ability of TO-BE processes to perform their jobs in
the most efficient and effective manner.
The Wizdom approach is based on
Wizdom’s Minimalist Methodology outlined in DoDAF Wizdom published late last
year and the Activity Based Methodology developed jointly by Mitre and Lockeed
Martin.
DoDAF Version 1.0, approved February 9th 2004 requires that all
developed or approved subsequent to December 1st, 2003 be in compliance with the
DoDAF. DoD has two purposes for building architectures. One of them is to sure
that all new systems are “Born Joint” according to the Joint Capabilities
Integration Development System (JCIDS). The second is to comply with the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) Clinger Cohen Act (CCA) requirements for a TO-BE
Business Case.
DoDAF compliant architectures consist of as many as 26
“products” These products have been traditionally developed as static models.
The DoDAF has requirement for collection of properties that would enable DoDAF
models to be analyzed technical performance or, these are the Key Performance
Parameters (KPPs) that are associated with need lines. But, the DoDAF does not
have a requirement for identifying business properties necessary for the
Business Case such as:
- How much does the process cost to operate?
-
How long does the process take to operate?
- What is the impact of the
process on quality?
Wizdom refers to these as Key Performance indicators,
or KPIs.
About Wizdom Since 1986, Wizdom has been a recognized leader in
providing clients with innovative process-based business and software solutions
for improving performance. Wizdom’s integrated software, training and consulting
enables our clients to communicate, plan and execute a unified corporate
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opportunities and employing the best business practices. Wizdom’s corporate
headquarters is located in Naperville, IL, a western suburb of Chicago. For more
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