| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Most work is being done in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, with some work being done in Huntsville AL and other remote locations. However, all projects are required to comply with the QMS, regardless of location.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Essentially most work is being done for NASA and some other clients. However, the work tends to be within AMA”s core competencies and is done essentially the same way, regardless of the customer.)
Size (Not Relevant: Although projects are of varying sizes, size does not have any major impacts on process implementation that cannot be handled by tailoring criteria. Basically, all projects, regardless of project size, are required to follow the CMMI-compliant Quality Management System (QMS).)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: This is a relatively small company (approx. 240 personnel) that has only one organizational structure.)
Type of Work: This factor has two values: Management Development and Services (level) vs. Analytical (level). Management level efforts are characterized by an emphasis on management activities including planning, estimation, scheduling, capacity planning, product development, etc. Analytical efforts are primarily characterized by efforts that assist with simulations, trade studies, product development, and other analytical techniques and products. This includes both hardware and software. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Management Development and Services (Type of Work): Management level efforts are characterized by an emphasis on management activities including planning, estimation, scheduling, capacity planning, product development, etc.
Analytical (Type of Work): Analytical efforts are primarily characterized by efforts that assist with simulations, trade studies, product development, and other analytical techniques and products. This includes both hardware and software. |
| Subgroups: |
Management Development and Services: This subgroup consists of management level efforts that are characterized by an emphasis on management activities including planning, estimation, scheduling, capacity planning, product development, etc.
40 People, 2 Basic Units
– Management Development and Services
Analytical: This subgroup consists of analytical efforts that are characterized by efforts that assist with simulations, trade studies, product development, and other analytical techniques and products. This includes both hardware and software.
179 People, 32 Basic Units
– Analytical |