| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the projects are in the same location.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All the projects develop control software for products.)
Size (Not Relevant: Projects are of similar size and follow the same processes.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The OU is a flat project-oriented organization. Project managers are senior members. The new projects will be assigned to project managers based on their specialties and experiences, then the team members will be arranged according to their availability. All the projects are following the same processes.)
Type of Work: There are two types of work for project development: New and Upgrade. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New (Type of Work): For the new project, the solutions and frameworks are new, the design will start from scratch.
Upgrade (Type of Work): For the upgrade project, the solutions and frameworks could inherit from previous projects, the purpose of the project is to enhance existing solutions. |
| Subgroups: |
New: For the new project, the solutions and frameworks are new, the design will start from scratch.
18 People, 2 Basic Units
– New
Upgrade: For the upgrade project, the solutions and frameworks could inherit from previous projects, the purpose of the project is to enhance existing solutions.
31 People, 6 Basic Units
– Upgrade |