Scala Factor TEAM

The scale factor for team cohesion accounts for sources of project instability and entropy for the reason that of intricacy in synchronizing stakeholders of a project. Endusers, customers, developers, maintainers, interfacers, and such are included in this category. Boehm construes that "these difficulties may arise from differences in stakeholder objectives and cultures; difficulties in reconciling objectives; and stakeholders’ lack of experience and familiarity in operating as a team". The following table outlines definitions for TEAM rating levels. TEAM ranking should be subjectively weighted in order to average the outlined distinctiveness.

Characteristic Very Low Low Nominal High Very High Extra High
Consistency of stakeholder objectives and cultures Little Some Basic Considerable Strong Full
Ability, willingness of stakeholders to accommodate other stakeholders’ objectives Little Some Basic Considerable Strong Full
Experience of stakeholders in operating as a team None Little Little Basic Considerable Extensive
Stakeholder teambuilding to achieve shared vision and commitments None Little Little Basic Considerable Extensive

Scale Factors for COCOMO.II Early Design and Post-Architecture Models

TEAM Descriptors very difficult interactions some difficult interactions basically cooperative interactions largely cooperative highly cooperative seamless interactions
Rating Levels Very Low Low Nominal High Very High Extra High
Value 5.48 4.38 3.29 2.19 1.10 0.00