Achieving interoperability in systems of systems brings a set of challenges that differ from those of traditional development. We offer tools and methods to help an organization achieve the business and mission goals it has set for a system of systems.

Our tools and methods for systems of systems include

• Mission Thread Workshop for Systems of Systems: a facilitated workshop that elicits the architectural and engineering considerations for the mission thread from the stakeholders
• System Architecture Tradeoff and Analysis Method: to (1) assess the consequences of architectural decisions in regards to quality attribute requirements and business goals and (2) discover risks created by architectural decisions in the system and software architectures of systems
• System of Systems Architecture Evaluation Method: an initial identification of SoS architectural risks and quality attribute inconsistencies across the constituent systems