Intrinsic durability
16 / 33
Industrial solutions
10 / 15
Strategy
6 / 9
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Sheet: Possible label: Silver
Stats: Mandatory 9 / 9,  Recommended 8 / 17,  Free 14 / 48


Assenssment: Possible label: Gold
Stats: Durability: 16 / 33, Industrial: 10 / 15, Strategy: 6 / 9

Intrinsic durability
Age More than 3 years
Stability Stabilized software. Releases provide mainly new functionalities, even if bug fixes are also provided
History, known problems No known major problem or crisis
Popularity (at its scale) Numerous users, numerous references
References Often implemented for critical applications
Contributing community Strong community: big activity on forums, numerous contributors and advocates
Books No book about the software
Developers identification and turnover >7 developers, clearly identified, very stable team
Activity on bugs
Activity on releases Important activity with frequent minor releases (bugs fixes) and planned major releases relating to the roadmap forecast
Independence of developments 60% maximum

Industrial solutions
Training Rich offers provided by several contractors, in several languages and split into modules of gradual levels
Support Multiple service providers with strong commitment (e.g: guaranteed resolution time)
Consulting Consulting services provided by different contractors in several languages
Documentation Documentation always up to date, translated and possibly adapted to different target readers (end user, sysadmin, manager, ?)
Tools Very active use of tools for roles/tasks allocation and progress monitoring

Strategy
Roadmap Versioned roadmap, with planning and measure of delays
Sponsorship Software is sponsored by industry
Strategic independence Strong independence of the core team, legal entity holding rights, strong involvement in the standardization process