| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All Work done in single Location Huizhou, hence it is not a sampling factor.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The same customer type for all basic units, hence is not relevant sampling factor.)
Size (Not Relevant: All projects are almost of the same scale with 4 to 6 developers in the project team, hence is not a relevant sampling factor)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All team reports to one senior manager and all basic units belong to one technology department, hence is not a relevant factor.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects are development projects using Java following the same process.)
Life Cycle: There are two groups of projects, waterfall and incremental |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Waterfall (Life Cycle): This life cycle is used for projects with clear requirements at the start
Iterative (Life Cycle): This life cycle is used for projects with unclear requirements |
| Subgroups: |
Waterfall * Subgroup 1: This is a life cycle used by the projects using I Waterfall
27 People, 3 Basic Units
– Waterfall
Incremental Life Cycle Subgroup 2: This is a life cycle used by the projects using Incremental
9 People, 2 Basic Units
– Iterative |