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Old
Tech |
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New
Tech |
| Maturity
of Technology |
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Simple
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Complex
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| Size/Scope/Complexity
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Stand
Alone |
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Many
Projects |
| Coordination
With Other Work |
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Fixed
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Not
Fixed |
| Fixed-ness
of Goals |
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Exists
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Does
Not Exist |
| Fixed-ness
of Final Product |
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Maturity of Technology
Is this new technology?
Ever been tried?
Technology is mature
if the device has been installed for that purpose often in the past. In
addition, the software has been developed for the desired functionality
on the desired platform and used several times in the past. The technology
is fairly stable at this point, and is not changing rapidly.
Size/Scope/Complexity:
How large is the system? How many components?
A project would rank
high on this scale if it covers a large geographic area and/or includes
a variety of ITS devices, systems and purposes or merges ITS with other
work and/or is meant to address a complex institutional or technical problem.
Coordination with
Other Work: How many ITS projects are active at the same time?
A project would rank
high on this scale if there are multiple concurrent projects that must
be considered, particularly those that include ITS devices installed by
others that must be integrated. The scale also considers future work.
Stability of Goals:
What do you want to do?
Are the high level
operational and functional goals clear and fixed? If they are not and
may change, the project would score higher on this scale.
Final Product: How
you want to accomplish it?
Is this a custom
application or system? Is it not possible to provide an exact example
of what you need because it does not exist? Can the desired functionality
be accomplished in several different ways (think about detection)? If
so, the project would rank higher on this scale. |
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