| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All Projects are managed from the same organization location)
Customer (Not Relevant: The appraised organization is only servicing Federal customers, and due to the nature of the work they perform, the type of customer has no effect on the processes used)
Size (Not Relevant: The way in which the work is performed in the appraised organization does not vary significantly based on size. In addition, as standard methodology is followed in the define processes and hence there is no significant impact on process implementation)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects follow the same organization structure)
Type of Work: There are differences in the instantiations of processes in the organization based on the type of work. There are two types of projects within the OU – Testing Projects and Program Management Projects |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Testing (Type of Work): The scope of work for these projects is limited to various types and levels of testing and reporting results to the customers
Program Management (Type of Work): The scope of these projects is to support the clients in managing different federal programs |
| Subgroups: |
NC Subgroup A: Testing Projects – The scope of work for these projects is limited to various types and levels of testing and reporting results to the customers
94 People, 2 Basic Units
– Testing
NC Subgroup B: The scope of these projects is to support the clients in managing different federal programs
65 People, 1 Basic Units
– Program Management |