| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: The scope of appraisal is Shenzhen Development Center of Chengdu Tienon. No other location is considered. Chengdu Tienon QMS processes are established at organizational level for Shenzhen Location. So “LOCATION” factor is not considered for project selection.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Shenzhen Development Center executes software development projects in financial domain for China Construction Bank. In all the basic units, standard process defined at organization level with minor tailoring is followed. No significant changes observed in the processes followed by these projects for different customers. Therefore ‘CUSTOMER’ factor is not considered for project selection.)
Size: Shenzhen Development Center QMS processes does not vary and differentiating for different size of the projects. They execute Large Projects (More than 600 Man Days) and Small Projects (Less than or equal to 600 Man Days). Staff size and duration of the projects varies significantly for these projects. So “SIZE” factor is considered for project selection.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Organizational Structure is same for all the software development projects executed in Shenzhen Development Center hence no significant process variation based on organizational structure. So ‘ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE’ factor is not considered for the project selection. Following functions / activities are carried out at organizational Level. 1. EPG 2. SQA 3. Training)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Shenzhen Development Center executes software development projects using the Waterfall Life Cycle. Same sets of processes are followed for execution of these projects. So ‘TYPE OF WORK’ factor is not considered for project selection.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Large Projects (Size): Projects with more than 600 Man Days work
Small Projects (Size): Projects with less than or equal to 600 Man Days work |
| Subgroups: |
Large Projects: Projects with more than 600 Man Days work
30 People, 2 Basic Units
– Large Projects
Small Projects: Projects with less than or equal to 600 Man Days work
30 People, 2 Basic Units
– Small Projects |