| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All GDMS programs use the organization’s standard processes. No differences in process implementation relative to project location were noted)
Customer (Not Relevant: All projects perform work for government/military agencies; no differences in process implementation are expected)
Size (Not Relevant: All projects perform work for government/military agencies; no differences in process implementation are expected. Projects with 12 or fewer FTEs are excluded from the scope of the appraisal.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects operate under business units which are managed in a similar manner by the same GDMS executive management staff. No differences based on organizational structure were noted.)
Type of Work: Differences in the type of work done by projects were noted based on lifecycle methodology: agile and non-agile |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Agile (Type of Work): Projects using an agile lifecycle methodology
Non-Agile (Type of Work): Projects using an iterative lifecycle methodology |
| Subgroups: |
Agile Projects: Projects using an agile lifecycle methodology
1082 People, 19 Basic Units
– Agile
Non-Agile Projects: Projects using an iterative lifecycle methodology
701 People, 16 Basic Units
– Non-Agile |