| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All Work done in single Location Shenzhen, hence it is not a sampling factor.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The same customer type for all basic units, hence is not relevant sampling factor)
Size (Not Relevant: All projects are almost of the same scale with 5 to 10 developers in the project team, hence is not a relevant sampling factor)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All team reports to one senior manager and all basic units belong to one technology department, hence is not a relevant factor.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects are development projects using Java and Oracle database following the same process.)
Life Cycle: Different Development Life Cycles are used by the projects |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Waterfall (Life Cycle): Waterfall Life Cycle
Incremental (Life Cycle): Incremental Life Cycle |
| Subgroups: |
Waterfall Subgroup: This includes projects that uses waterfall life cycle
38 People, 4 Basic Units
– Waterfall
Incremental Subgroup: This projects include Incremental Life Cycle
10 People, 1 Basic Units
– Incremental |