Software Assurance for System of Systems

SEI Report
In this paper, the authors discuss confidence in system and SoS behavior and how theories can be used to make the assurance process more effective.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

Abstract

Justified confidence in system and SoS behavior requires software assurance theories and principles that don't exist today. Using such theories and principles, organizations would have a better basis for confidence in deployed system behavior, and at the same time, these theories and principles could be used to make the assurance process more efficient and effective.

Cite This SEI Report

Goodenough, J., & Northrop, L. (2011, May 1). Software Assurance for System of Systems. Retrieved August 18, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-assurance-for-system-of-systems/.

@techreport{goodenough_2011,
author={Goodenough, John and Northrop, Linda},
title={Software Assurance for System of Systems},
month={May},
year={2011},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-assurance-for-system-of-systems/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Aug-18}
}

Goodenough, John, and Linda Northrop. "Software Assurance for System of Systems." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, May 1, 2011. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-assurance-for-system-of-systems/.

J. Goodenough, and L. Northrop, "Software Assurance for System of Systems," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 1-May-2011 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-assurance-for-system-of-systems/. [Accessed: 18-Aug-2026].

Goodenough, John, and Linda Northrop. "Software Assurance for System of Systems." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 May. 2011. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-assurance-for-system-of-systems/. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

Goodenough, John; & Northrop, Linda. Software Assurance for System of Systems. Software Engineering Institute. 2011. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-assurance-for-system-of-systems/