| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Locations of the organizational unit sites have no impact on the way work is performed as there is only one location. The sample covers 100% of the locations.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The customers served by the organizational unit have no impact on the way work is performed, since there is only one category of customer.)
Size: The size of the products and services developed by the organizational unit has some impact on the way work is performed. These projects are performed by shared resources and depend on the size of the project. The Major Development (> 50 Technical Head Count Months (THCM)), Medium Development (between 50 to 15 THCM) and Minor/Enhancement (< 15=”” thcm).=”” the=”” minor=”” development/enhancement=”” size=”” projects=”” may=”” adopt=”” the=”” abbreviated=”” version=”” of=””>
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The organizational structure of the organizational unit has no impact on the way work is performed. The R&D department (the main component of the OU) implements practices without any variance so work is not impacted due to management structure of organization.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: The type of development undertaken by the organizational unit has no impact on the way work is performed as no differentiation is made among the Major, Medium or Minor enhancement type of projects. Although minor/enhancement type of projects may be tailored with simplified versions of processes.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Major Development (Size): >50 THCM development projects
Medium Development (Size): Between 50 and 15 THCM development projects |
| Subgroups: |
Major: > 50 TCHM projects
20 People, 2 Basic Units
– Major Development
Medium: Between 50 and 15 THCM development projects
13 People, 2 Basic Units
– Medium Development |