| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All projects are developed in Beijing and standard development processes are followed. No process is location specific.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Internal customers served and standard processes are followed by parties.)
Size: In general, the software project bigger than 12 man-month are typical projects which following the standard process. While the projects less than 12 man-month are small projects, which can tailor the process with less and some informal artifacts.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects and functions are within the Department of Network & Application, in Beijing. No process is organizational specific.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Internal software development, which is currently classfied by size not by type of works.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Type I (Size): Software development effort less than 12 MM, which can tailoring the process with less and some informal artifacts.
Type II (Size): Software development effort great than 12 MM, which following the standard process with minor tailoring if needed. |
| Subgroups: |
P-I: Type I projects, less efforts, light weighted processes, some informal artifacts.
12 People, 2 Basic Units
– Type I
P-II: Type II projects, more efforts, standard process with minor tailoring.
20 People, 3 Basic Units
– Type II |