| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Location is not a critical factor so much as a consequence of organizational structure. See below.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Customers vary widely across this OU, but it makes no meaningful difference in the way work is done on the projects.)
Size (Not Relevant: Size is incidental and makes no meaningful difference in the way work is done.)
Organizational Structure: While each of the legacy three enterprises in this OU (CHS, SSS, and DC3GS Omaha) operate under a standard set of corporate policies, processes, and some common procedures, each BU has their own set of “local” procedures.
Type of Work: There is one commercial “product” with multiple customers that operates under a different funding and change management paradigm. The rest of the programs are contracted development with various customers. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
SSS (Organizational Structure): Melbourne, FL based Business Unit.
OMA (Organizational Structure): Omaha Based Business Unit
CHS (Organizational Structure): Business Unit focused on Health Care Sector (resources are spread across many locations).
Commercial (Type of Work): Commercial Product with multiple customers and different funding cycle.
Contracted (Type of Work): Contracted Software and System Development programs. |
| Subgroups: |
SSS – Commercial: OS/COMET commercial product and management and supporting functions. Part of the SSS Business Unit
30 People, 1 Basic Units
– SSS
– Commercial
SSS – Contracted: Contracted Software & Systems Development work done by the SSS business unit.
10 People, 1 Basic Units
– Contracted
– SSS
OMA – Contracted: Omaha Contracted Software & Systems Development Programs
40 People, 1 Basic Units
– OMA
– Contracted
CHS – Contracted: Contracted Software & Systems Development Programs in the Healthcare and Civil Business Unit
200 People, 9 Basic Units
– Contracted
– CHS |