| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the three subgroups are based on the same location, in Mexico City.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The projects within the Global Delivery Center follow Axity – Intellego’s processes.)
Size (Not Relevant: Projects are split into increments of 4 weeks, addressing larger projects in the same manner than smaller ones.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Structure is common for all the projects and services.)
Type of Work: This point consolidates a key factor affecting the way in which Development processes are being implemented, resulting in two possible parameters for classic waterfall life cycles and agile Scrum developments.
Technology: The platform used for developing the projects results in different process capabilities, in the case of .Net and Java platforms. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Classic Life cycle (Type of Work): Standard waterfall development projects.
Scrum (Type of Work): Agile Scrum development projects
JAVA (Technology): Development Projects based on Java and open environments.
.NET (Technology): Development Projects using .Net |
| Subgroups: |
1. Classic.Java: Development projects based on Java/Eclipse related platforms, using a standard waterfall life cycle.
53 People, 3 Basic Units
– Classic Life cycle
– JAVA
2. Classic.Net: Development projects based on .Net/Visual Studio related platforms.
54 People, 3 Basic Units
– Classic Life cycle
– .NET
3. Scrum.Java: Development projects based on Java/Eclipse related platforms, using an Agile Scrum approach.
23 People, 2 Basic Units
– Scrum
– JAVA |