Title :
Critical Characteristics of Metasystems: Toward Defining Metasystems´ Governance Mechanism
Author :
Djavanshir, G.Reza ; Khorramshahgol, Reza ; Novitzki, James
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
Abstract :
To effectively design, integrate, and understand the functional operations of metasystems, researchers and practitioners need a standard definition and common understanding of metasystems as an extended system-of-systems.
Keywords :
systems analysis; extended system-of-systems; governance mechanism; metasystems; Air traffic control; Centralized control; Chaos; Communication system control; Control systems; Customer satisfaction; Design engineering; Large-scale systems; Systems engineering and theory; Telecommunication control; IT professional; distributed enterprise systems; governance mechanism; information and telecommunication systems; metasystems; system-of-systems; transition management; transition strategy.;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2009.45
