| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Systems and software development and maintenance project work and support functions are performed at client locations and organizational sites in the Washington DC metropolitan area. There are no meaningful differences in the manner in which process is implemented across these locations.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The organizational unit provides systems and software development and maintenance project work to Federal Government Agencies. There are no meaningful differences in the manner in which process is implemented for this customer across the projects.)
Size: One project is considered large (>200 staff); all other projects in the organizational unit are less than 200 staff. The difference in project size has been determined to be a sampling factor
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The organizational unit is comprised of two lines of business within the SDG organizational structure – Consulting and Systems Integration. There are no meaningful differences, except through approved tailoring, in the manner in which processes are implemented across the lines of business. Tailoring is minimal and is reviewed and approved by the organizational unit to ensure process integrity.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects within SDG perform systems and software development and maintenance project work. There are no meaningful differences in the manner in which process is implemented for this type of work.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Large (Size): Systems and software development and maintenance projects with more than 200 staff
Small (Size): Systems and software development and maintenance projects with less than 200 staff |
| Subgroups: |
Large Projects: Systems and software development and maintenance projects with more than 200 staff
290 People, 1 Basic Units
– Large
Small Projects: Systems and software development and maintenance projects with less than 200 staff
267 People, 5 Basic Units
– Small |