| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Basic unit location has no effect in the way the activities are performed as they are performed in one single location.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Although there are different needs according to the customers, internally the customer requests are managed in the same way, so we can consider this factor has no influence in the way the activities are performed.)
Size: The estimation effort (measured as man days) determine the depth in implementing the defined technical activities in the development life cycle
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects are performed by one single department (Product R&D Center).)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: For all customers the same activity is performed (development).) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
SMALL (Size): Small Project (Estimated Effort is <= 500=””>
MEDIUM (Size): Regular Project Estimated Effort is <= 1000=””>
BIG (Size): Big Project (Estimated Effort is > 1000 mdays) |
| Subgroups: |
G1: small projects
23 People, 4 Basic Units
– SMALL
G2: Regular Projects
20 People, 3 Basic Units
– MEDIUM
G3: Big projects
33 People, 4 Basic Units
– BIG |