| 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 members less than or equal to 10 (Size): Team size less than or equal to 10.
Project team members more than 10 (Size): Team size more than 10.
Development (Type of Work): Development Projects are considered.
Maintenance (Type of Work): Maintenance projects are considered. |
| Subgroups: |
Dev_Group: Development projects are considered here
48 People, 3 Basic Units
– Project team members more than 10
– Development
Mnt_Group: Maintenance projects are considered here.
17 People, 2 Basic Units
– Maintenance
– Project team members less than or equal to 10 |