| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at one location, i.e. Changsha city only.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the customer served by that work. Most of the customers are government units.)
Size (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the size of the basic unit or support function. Most of the projects are medium size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the organizational structure. All software development work is performed in the Technical Department.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the type of work. Most of the work are software application development.)
Lifecycle: Relevant: Work is performed differently based on the different lifecycles. The lifecycles applied in the project include: – Waterfall Lifecycle – Incremental Lifecycle |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Incremental Lifecycle (Lifecycle): To develop the software application by applying the Incremental Lifecycle
Waterfall Lifecycle (Lifecycle): To develop the software application by applying the Waterfall Lifecycle |
| Subgroups: |
Incremental Lifecycle: To develop the software application by applying the incremental lifecycle
50 People, 3 Basic Units
– Incremental Lifecycle
Waterfall Lifecycle: To develop the software application by applying the Waterfall Lifecycle
59 People, 5 Basic Units
– Waterfall Lifecycle |