| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Location has been considered Not Relevant because all the software development and maintenance activities are performed in Chengdu)
Customer (Not Relevant: Customer has been considered Not Relevant because software development and maintenance activities are performed for the same type of customers, that is Customer has been considered Not Relevant because software development and maintenance activities are performed for the same type of customers, that is government agencies)
Size (Not Relevant: Size has been considered Not Relevant because Projects are all classified as Medium using the following Size: time<3 months,=”” small;=”” 3months=””>< 6months,=”” medium;=”” time=””> 6 Large))
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Organizational Structure has been considered Not Relevant because all the work is performed in the OU)
Type of Work: Type of work has been considered Relevant because activities performed differ in the case of development of new products and maintenance of previuos projects |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Software development (Type of Work): Projects developing new software applications
Software maintenance (Type of Work): Projects performing maintenance activitities |
| Subgroups: |
Group A: Development Projects: Projects developing new software products
19 People, 2 Basic Units
– Software development
Group B: Maintenance Projects: Projects performing maintenance activities
15 People, 2 Basic Units
– Software maintenance |