| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All projects are developed by teams in the same locations: Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Their software products are not for specific customers.)
Size: Projects” development processes differ by size. Three groups of projects are identified: large projects, medium-size projects, or small projects.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects are from the same organizational unit: the Software Department.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects are of the same type — long term software product development across all life cycle phases.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Large Project (Size): The size of the projects is more than 45 man months.
Medium Project (Size): The size of the projects is between 25 and 45 man months.
Small Project (Size): The size of the projects is less than 25 man months. |
| Subgroups: |
LP: Projects in the subgroup are of the “Large Project” type.
21 People, 3 Basic Units
– Large Project
MP: The projects in the subgroup are of the “Medium Project” type.
19 People, 3 Basic Units
– Medium Project
SP: The projects in the subgroup are of the “Small Project” type.
15 People, 3 Basic Units
– Small Project |