| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All in Fairfax, VA)
Customer (Not Relevant: Multiple customers, but all follow a common set of processes.)
Size (Not Relevant: Size does not affect the work and the use of the processes.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects are under the same organization structure.)
Type of Work: The type of work is either Production or Nonproduction based programs. This may result in varying implementations of the processes. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Production (Type of Work): Multiple deliveries of the same product or a variant from a controlled baseline. Typically consist of a hardware and software combined system.
Non-Production (Type of Work): Single unit production – unit can be a box, system, software release or a trade study. |
| Subgroups: |
Group 1: These Airborne and Maritime projects are the largest system level integration projects.
120 People, 2 Basic Units
– Production
Group 2: These projects consist of software development efforts as well as research and development activities.
80 People, 8 Basic Units
– Non-Production |