| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the projects are in the same location.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All the projects develop systems for internal customers.)
Size (Not Relevant: Projects are of similar sizes and follow the same processes.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The Software R&D department is a flat project-oriented organization. Project managers are senior members; they may also work on requirement analysis or design. 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 Enhancement. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New (Type of Work): For the new project, the solutions and frameworks are new, the design will start from scratch.
Enhancement (Type of Work): For the enhancement project, the solutions and frameworks could inherit from previous projects, and the architecture design could be tailored. |
| Subgroups: |
New: For the new project, the solutions and frameworks are new, the design will start from scratch.
26 People, 5 Basic Units
– New
Enhancement: For the enhancement project, the solutions and frameworks could inherit from previous projects, and the architecture design could be tailored.
21 People, 4 Basic Units
– Enhancement |