| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All projects are developed by teams in the same location: Shanghai, China.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All projects have the same customer — the product management group inside the organization.)
Size (Not Relevant: Projects are all similar in size, and no different practice implementations are caused by size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects are from the same development unit — the IT management department.)
Type of Work: Work is done differently based on project types. Two types of projects are identified: New Development Projects and Sustaining & Enhancement Projects. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New Development (Type of Work): Projects started from scratch with no existing code base.
Sustaining and Enhancement (Type of Work): Projects to enhance existing software by adding new features and improve existing features. |
| Subgroups: |
New: Projects that are of the New Development type.
35 People, 3 Basic Units
– New Development
Sustaining: Projects that are of the Sustaining and Enhancement type.
49 People, 6 Basic Units
– Sustaining and Enhancement |