| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: The software engineering group is located in one premises and hence not relevant)
Customer (Not Relevant: The projects” customers are themselves primary contractors to the defense. And hence not relevnat.)
Size (Not Relevant: As projects are for the defense, their durations are long (more than 2 years) and the size is upwards of 20 person years. Not relevant.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The organization is not structured along any particular dividing factor. Not relevant.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All are development projects (are sometimes parts of life-cycle phases). Hence not relevant.)
Development Platform: There are different development platforms which may possibly bring in variations in the process implementations with respect to SDLC. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Linux (Development Platform): The intended software will be developed and will be operational on Linux platforms.
Windows (Development Platform): The intended software will be developed and will be operational on Windows platforms. |
| Subgroups: |
Linux Subgroup: Subgroup of projects that use Linux development platform
23 People, 2 Basic Units
– Linux
Windows Subgroup: Projects that use Windows as the development platform
10 People, 1 Basic Units
– Windows |