| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All project work is managed in Fair Lakes and Virginia Beach, Virginia with no differences in process implementation.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All projects perform work for government/military agencies; no differences in process implementation were determined.)
Size (Not Relevant: No differences in process implementation were determined relative to the size of the projects.)
Organizational Structure: Projects in the M&SS LOB and the STIP Program in Cyber Systems LOB report to different LOB managers. Projects in the M&SS LOB use traditional lifecycle methodologies. The STIP Program, the only Cyber Systems LOB project in this appraisal, uses an Agile lifecycle.
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects perform systems and software development and maintenance tasks for their customers.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
MSS Line of Business (Organizational Structure): Projects in the M&SS LOB. All projects use traditional lifecycle methodologies
Cyber Line of Business (Organizational Structure): The STIP Program is the only Cyber Systems LOB project in this appraisal. The STIP Program uses an Agile lifecycle |
| Subgroups: |
MSS LOB: Projects in the IPS business area in the M&SS LOB
139 People, 6 Basic Units
– MSS Line of Business
STIP Program: STIP Program in the Cyber Systems LOB
24 People, 1 Basic Units
– Cyber Line of Business |