| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: As all team members located in the same city, thus it is not relevant.)
Customer (Not Relevant: As OU only serves CMB”s internal customers, thus it is not relevant.)
Size: Projects (BUs) are divided into two groups based on size: project (>= 150 FPs) and task (< 150=””>
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The org structure does not play a role in process used, thus it is not relevant.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Only software development work is included in the appraisal, thus type of work is not relevant.)
Importance: The importance of the software work is an important consideration in process used. There are two types: High (High quality required) and Low (Not critical features). |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Project (Size): BUs that have 150 or more functional points are considered as project.
Task (Size): BUs that have less than 150 functional points are considered as task.
High (Importance): BUs that develop features that are core and important to users and org.
Low (Importance): BUs that develop features that are not core and with less failure consequences. |
| Subgroups: |
HP: BUs that are projects and with high importance.
310 People, 21 Basic Units
– Project
– High
LP: BUs that are projects and with low importance.
395 People, 28 Basic Units
– Low
– Project
HT: BUs that are tasks and with high importance.
40 People, 4 Basic Units
– Task
– High
LT: BUs that are tasks and with low importance.
210 People, 29 Basic Units
– Low
– Task |