| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: For this appraisal, “location” maps one-to-one with “type of work”. Call center work is performed at a Cognosante site. Other work is performed at customer locations and/or virtually. Support functions work at Cognosante locations in Fargo, ND, Scottsdale, AZ, McLean, VA, and virtually.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Although which customer is being served impacts the content of the work, this does not impact the process implementation.)
Size (Not Relevant: Directly related to type of work. The majority of projects are extremely small with fewer than 5 people. Time-limited services projects vary significantly in size over time, growing when there is need, then shrinking after the need is met. • Small <20 fte=”” •=”” large=””> 25 FTE • Varying 20-250 FTE (including temporary workers))
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Cognosante operations projects are divided into business units primarily based on type of work. Type of work is the primary factor impacting process implementation requirements.)
Type of Work: Type of work is the primary factor impacting process implementation requirements.
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| Sampling Factor Values: |
Knowledge (Type of Work): a very small number of people who provide consulting information and experience to oversee areas such as IV&V, QA, IS, IT architecture, planning, and procurement;HIX, HIE;Standards, statistical classification, FWA. Processes are the same, knowledge content varies.
Call Center (Type of Work): Health service information call center
Time-limited services (Type of Work): Planned and managed by a small group of permanent employees but also involve large numbers of temporary staff augmentation workers who are trained to deliver a particular service for a relatively short time. They include providing specific training services and EAP program support. |
| Subgroups: |
A: Knowledge work
200 People, 38 Basic Units
– Knowledge
B: Call Center
72 People, 4 Basic Units
– Call Center
C: Time-limited services
6 People, 2 Basic Units
– Time-limited services |