| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: This is not a relevant sampling factor as the client operates from single location for purpose of convenience.)
Customer (Not Relevant: This is not a relevant sampling factor as the organization is small and is not organized based on customer/account basis.)
Size: This is a relevant sampling factor as large and small projects are considered in the organization for development and maintenance types of projects and they consider various modes of tailoring.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: This is not a relevant sampling factor as the organization structure does not play a vital role in sampling the projects. As the organization is relatively of small size the management has not categorized any business units or structural pattern and kept a flat organizational structure.)
Type of Work: This is a relevant sampling factor as the projects are organized across development & maintenance types of work. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Project team size less than or equal to 8 members (Size): Team size less than or equal to 8.
Project team size greater than 8 members (Size): Team size greater than 8 members.
Development Type of Project (Type of Work): Development type of projects are considered.
Maintenance Type of Project (Type of Work): Maintenance type of projects are considered. |
| Subgroups: |
Dev_Group: Development Group
28 People, 2 Basic Units
– Project team size greater than 8 members
– Development Type of Project
Mnt_Group: Maintenance Type of Project
20 People, 3 Basic Units
– Maintenance Type of Project
– Project team size less than or equal to 8 members |