| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All projects are working in the same location in Changzhou, so this is not a relevant sampling factor)
Customer (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently depending on the customer served by that work.)
Size (Not Relevant: All projects are not significantly different in size, so this is not a relevant sampling factor.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects are working under the same organization and management structure, so organizational structure is not a relevant sampling factor.)
Type of Work: Projects are based on two different types of work: Software Development and Software Maintenance. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Software Development (Type of Work): Development of SW applications in mission critical domain such as automotive.
Software Maintenance (Type of Work): Evolutionary and corrective maintenance activities on previously developed SW applications. |
| Subgroups: |
SG1: Development of SW applications in mission critical domain such as automotive.
5 People, 1 Basic Units
– Software Development
SG2: Evolutionary and corrective maintenance activities on previously developed SW applications.
10 People, 2 Basic Units
– Software Maintenance |