Acron Services

System of Systems Consulting

The US National Centers for Systems of Systems Engineering (NCSOSE) defines System of Systems Engineering as:

The design, deployment, operation, and transformation of metasystems that must function as an integrated complex system to produce desirable results. These metasystems are themselves comprised of multiple autonomous embedded complex systems that can be diverse in technology, context, operation, geography, and conceptual frame.

Acron understands the application of these concepts and considers the three pillars of People, Process and Materiel to imaginative system of systems solutions.

Capability Engineering

Acron Capability Engineering delivers capability-based planning by providing engineering rigour and process to the development of engineering capability in a system-of-systems construct.  A collaborative and distributed work environment is pivotal to the success of any capability engineering initiative, and is the foundation of Acron’s approach to capability engineering, which ensures a systematic and seamless link between the conceptualization of capability, the definition of component systems and functions, and the delivery of products and services required to implement the desired capability.

Requirements Assessment

Before any solution development is carried out, Business Analysis builds on the identification of user and system requirements, in the context of the visions, goals, objectives and constraints.  Organizations are built on structures that support each other, to enable synergy, alignment, and momentum.   Requirement assessment must be made in the context of the organization as a whole to ensure that lower level processes contribute to the achievement of the ultimate corporate goals.

Architecture Development

The primary reason for developing enterprise architecture is to support the business by providing the fundamental technology and process structure for an IT strategy. This in turn makes IT a responsive asset for a successful modern Business strategy. The development of a clear organization wide architecture is pivotal in the enablement of consistent and integrated IM/IT practice.  Initiatives must conform to the IT Architecture direction, as it may touch one or more of its four elements: Information Architecture, Application Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, and Business Architecture.

Performance Management in Systems Design and Development

Performance Management translates the organization’s vision and strategy into a coherent set of performance measures.  Organizations communicate fundamental values and beliefs to employees and articulate and communicate desired outcomes and drivers to channel energy and abilities toward achieving the long-term goals.  Systems Design and Development must be carried out with Performance Management in mind, this way supporting the flexibility and maneuverability of a successful IT strategy.