Intrinsic durability
13 / 33
Industrial solutions
6 / 15
Strategy
4 / 9
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Sheet: Possible label: Silver
Stats: Mandatory 9 / 9,  Recommended 0 / 17,  Free 4 / 48


Assenssment: Possible label: Silver
Stats: Durability: 13 / 33, Industrial: 6 / 15, Strategy: 4 / 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 No community or without real activity (forum, mailing lists…)
Books Less than 3 books about the software are available
Developers identification and turnover 4 to 7 developers, or more unidentified developers with important turnover
Activity on bugs Detectable activity but without process clearly exposed, long reaction/resolution time
Activity on releases Activity on production and development releases. Frequent minor releases (bug fixes)
Independence of developments Developments realized at 100% by employees of a single company

Industrial solutions
Training Offer exists but is restricted geographically and to one language or is provided by a single contractor
Support Multiple service providers with strong commitment (e.g: guaranteed resolution time)
Consulting Consulting services provided by different contractors in several languages
Documentation Documentation exists but shifted in time, is restricted to one language or is poorly detailed
Tools No bug or feature request management tool

Strategy
Roadmap No published roadmap
Sponsorship Software is sponsored by industry
Strategic independence Strong independence of the core team, legal entity holding rights, strong involvement in the standardization process