Speaking with a Commonality Language: A Lexicon for System and Component Development

by Newsome, Bruce; Lewis, Matthew W.; Held, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780833041807
• ISBN10: 0833041800
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-21
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

As the U.S. Army becomes increasingly interested in "commonality"--the sharing of common parts across different entities--there is a need for a clearer definition of the concept. Motivated by the reported costs arising from a lack of clear definitions during recent Army acquisition processes and by cases in which unclear definitions have led to significant problems, this report offers a new, more rigorous lexicon and illustrative examples.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Systems and Components	p. 3
Commonality-Related Concepts and Definitions	p. 7
Examples	p. 21
Recommendations and Conclusions	p. 27
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