| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Development performed in only one location (Guangzhou).)
Customer (Not Relevant: All clients are in the telecommunications sector.)
Size (Not Relevant: All projects are of the same order of magnitude in terms of size, as confirmed by the number of resources assigned to them. In addition, all implementations are represented in the sample (100% sample size).)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects are conducted under a single organizational structure established to deliver applications running under Linux or Windows. In addition, all implementations are represented in the sample (100% sample size).)
Type of Work: Even though the sample covers all implementations, projects developed for the Linux operating system and projects developed for the Windows operating system are liable to be subject to some process differences. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Windows (Type of Work): Applications developed in C# under Windows.
Linux (Type of Work): Applications developed in Java under Linux. |
| Subgroups: |
SG1: Communications applications developed in C# under Windows.
25 People, 2 Basic Units
– Windows
SG2: Communications applications developed in Java under Linux.
9 People, 1 Basic Units
– Linux |