| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Only one location exists.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All customers are coalmines, and process implementation is the same for all customers.)
Size: The OU’s projects are categorized into Large, Medium, and Small 3 categories according to the OU’s criteria. Process implementation may be influenced by different category.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Only one development team exists.)
Type of Work: All works are software development projects, but the projects may create a new system or maintain the current system for customer. This may influence the process implementation. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Large (Size): Effort > 18 Man-Month
Medium (Size): Effort 3-18 Man-Month
Small (Size): Effort <3>
New Product Development (Type of Work): Projects that create a new software system.
Product Maintenance (Type of Work): Projects that maintain certain existing software system. |
| Subgroups: |
SG1: Large, New Product Development
15 People, 1 Basic Units
– Large
– New Product Development
SG2: Medium, New Product Development
25 People, 6 Basic Units
– New Product Development
– Medium |