// variables for tooltip content
var grl = "This characteristic measures the overall 'goodness' of a practice by identifying the frequency of recommendation";
var maturity = "This characteristic reflects the technical maturity of the practice, using a modified concept of the 9-level approach to technology readiness levels (TRL) originally implemented by NASA";
var bl = "This characteristic describes the amount of time after implementation that is required to actually anticipate benefits from the practice";
var eoi = "This characteristic describes the amount of difficulty encountered in implementing the practice";
var cta = "This characteristic defines the relative ongoing cost to apply the practice, expressed as a percent of the staff member’s time";
var ctar = "This characteristic accounts for the cost associated with getting the necessary infrastructure in place to apply the practice (purchase tools, develop processes, training, etc.) , expressed as a percent of the staff member’s time";
var ctmr = "This characteristic accounts for the cost to maintain the infrastructure needed to support the practice, expressed as a percent of the staff member’s time";
var cbfd = "This characteristic determines how much of the cost burden associated with the practice is absorbed by the software developer";
var cbfa = "This characteristic determines how much of the cost burden associated with the practice is absorbed by the software acquirer";
var rsa = "This characteristic reflects the skill adjustment required in order to implement the practice, expressed as additional training hours per staff member";
var btc = "This characteristic describes the benefit to cost of implementing the practice, measured by average life-cycle cost reduction";
var bts = "This characteristic describes the benefit to the schedule of implementing the practice, measured by average percentage of overall schedule reduction";
var btq = "This characteristic describes the benefit to software quality resulting from implementing the practice, measured by the average percentage of defects reduced over the product life-cycle";
var bttp = "This characteristic describes the benefit to software technical performance resulting from implementation of the practice, measured as the percentage improvement in technical capability";
var stfv = "This characteristic assesses how large a project must be to gain sufficient value from implementing the practice, measured by the number of software-related personnel on the project";
var dtfv = "This characteristic, related to “Benefit Latency”, describes how long a project must last before benefit of implementing the practice is obtained, measured in years";
var ctfv = "This characteristic assesses the criticality of the system as to whether implementation of the practice is warranted, based on characterizations in the literature regarding system safety";
// variables for tooltip content
var or_grl = "The selections for 'General Recommendation Level' are 'Rarely', 'Sometimes', 'Often', 'Usually' and 'Nearly Always'";
var or_maturity = "The selections for 'Maturity' are 'immature (TRL 1-3)', 'adoptable (TRL (4-6)' and 'Nearly Always (TRL 7-9)'";
var or_bl = "The selections for 'Benefit Latency' are 'Immediate (within the quarter)', 'Low (within the life-cycle phase)', 'Moderate (within a project)', 'High (within a program)' and 'Very High (requires multiple programs)'";
var or_eoi = "The selections for 'Ease of Implementation' are 'Very Easy', 'Somewhat Easy', 'Easy', 'Moderate', 'Somewhat Difficult' and 'Very Difficult'";
var or_cta = "The selections for 'Cost to Apply' are 'Very Low (<1%)', 'Low (1-3%)', 'Moderate (4-6%)', 'High (7-10%)' and 'Very High (>10%)'";
var or_ctar = "The selections for 'Cost to Achieve Readiness' are 'Very Low (<1%)', 'Low (1-3%)', 'Moderate (4-6%)', 'High (7-10%)' and 'Very High (>10%)'";
var or_ctmr = "The selections for 'Cost to Maintain Readiness' are 'Very Low (<1%)', 'Low (1-3%)', 'Moderate (4-6%)', 'High (7-10%)' and 'Very High (>10%)'";
var or_cbfd = "The selections for 'Cost Burden for Developer' are 'Developer Pays Most', 'Developer Pays More', 'Evenly Divided (50%)', 'Acquirer Pays More' and 'Acquirer Pays Most'";
var or_cbfa = "The selections for 'Cost Burden for Acquirer' are 'Developer Pays Most', 'Developer Pays More', 'Evenly Divided (50%)', 'Acquirer Pays More' and 'Acquirer Pays Most'";
var or_rsa = "The selections for 'Required Skill Adjustments' are 'None', 'Little (<8 hours)', 'Moderate (8-40 hours)', 'Major (40-160 hours)' and 'Extensive (>160 hours)'";
var or_btc = "The selections for 'Benefit to Cost' are 'Very Low (<2%)', 'Low (2-5%)', 'Moderate (6-15%)', 'High (16-30%)' and 'Very High (>30%)'";
var or_bts = "The selections for 'Benefit to Schedule' are 'Very Low (<2%)', 'Low (2-5%)', 'Moderate (6-15%)', 'High (16-30%)' and 'Very High (>30%)'";
var or_btq = "The selections for 'Benefit to Quality' are 'Very Low (<2%)', 'Low (2-5%)', 'Moderate (6-15%)', 'High (16-30%)' and 'Very High (>30%)'";
var or_bttp = "The selections for 'Benefit to Technical Performance' are 'Very Low (<2%)', 'Low (2-5%)', 'Moderate (6-15%)', 'High (16-30%)' and 'Very High (>30%)'";
var or_stfv = "The selections for 'Size Threshold for Value' are 'Any', 'Low (<10)', 'Nominal (10-50)', 'High (50-100)' and 'Very High (>100)'";
var or_dtfv = "The selections for 'Duration Threshold for Value' are 'Any', 'Short (<2)', 'Nominal (2-5)', 'Long (5-8)' and 'Very Long (>8)'";
var or_ctfv = "The selections for 'Criticality Threshold for Value' are 'Any', 'Low (mission support)', 'Nominal (mission significant)', 'High (mission critical)' and 'Very High (safety-critical)'";