| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Single site location.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Customers are private companies and the projects use the same SDLC – QMS for process. Thus process execution does not depend on the customers, as a potential sampling factor)
Size (Not Relevant: All are medium size projects with 5-8 team members and size does not have impact on the way processes are implemented. Thus, Size is not a potential sampling factor.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Small (30 people) organization and flat structure without many levels that would impact the way processes are implemented. Thus, Organizational Structure is not a potential sampling factor.)
Type of Work: Development and Enhancement (Upgrade) projects. The nature of projects and the work involved is different, impacting the project management and engineering process areas. Thus, this is a potential sampling factor. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Development (Type of Work): These are new software development projects involving full engineering life cycle.
Enhancement (Type of Work): These are software enhancement (feature upgrade) projects involving maintenance cycle. |
| Subgroups: |
DEV: These are new software development projects involving full engineering life cycle.
17 People, 3 Basic Units
– Development
ENH: Software enhancement projects for features upgrade
7 People, 1 Basic Units
– Enhancement |