| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the projects are in the same location.)
Customer: All projects in this organizational unit belong to 2 major customer groups: Internal R&D and External Customer.
Size (Not Relevant: Projects are in similar sizes, and follow the same processes.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The organization is a project oriented organization. In the project initial phase, the PM is identified in the software department, and PM will build the team according to the team building guidelines. All the projects are following the same processes.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All the works are development type works.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Internal R&D (Customer): The Internal R&D projects develop common product platforms. The project teams will use the platforms to build solutions for customers. The requirements of this kind of projects are from marketing groups, as well as technical groups.
External Customer (Customer): The projects develop customized solutions according to the customers’ requirements. |
| Subgroups: |
Internal R&D: The Internal R&D projects develop common product platforms. The project teams will use the platforms to build solutions for customers. The requirements of this kind of projects are from marketing groups, as well as technical groups.
10 People, 2 Basic Units
– Internal R&D
External Customer: The projects develop customized solutions according to the customers’ requirements.
30 People, 7 Basic Units
– External Customer |