| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not relevant because all projects follow the same process regardless of where they are physically located.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not relevant because all projects follow the same process regardless of the customer and all customers are similar government entities.))
Size (Not Relevant: Size could tend to be a discriminating factor; however, the appraisal is scoped to include only projects that are in excess of $500,000.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Projects are grouped among four divisions; however, they are managed similarly regardless of which division they lie within.)
Type of Work: CALIBRE has three types of projects. They are: Software (SW), Fixed Deliverable (FD), and Assistance and Advisory Services (AAS). These project may be managed differently; therefore this sampling factor is relevant |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Advisory and Assistance Services (AAS) (Type of Work): A project where CALIBRE provides individual subject matter experts (personnel) to provide professional services to the client or prime contractor to support or improve the effectiveness of their management processes or operations.
Fixed Deliverable (FD) (Type of Work): A project providing CALIBRE-directed products and services as part of a CALIBRE-led project team.
Software (S/W) (Type of Work): A type of fixed deliverable project where the project team provides software engineering maintenance and development services and maintains a code baseline. |
| Subgroups: |
AAS: A project where CALIBRE provides individual subject matter experts (personnel) to provide professional services to the client or prime contractor to support or improve the effectiveness of their management processes or operations.
306 People, 38 Basic Units
– Advisory and Assistance Services (AAS)
FD: A project providing CALIBRE-directed products and services as part of a CALIBRE-led project team.
55 People, 8 Basic Units
– Fixed Deliverable (FD)
S/W: A type of fixed deliverable project where the project team provides software engineering maintenance and development services and maintains a code baseline.
106 People, 7 Basic Units
– Software (S/W) |