| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Location has no effect in the way that the activities are performed in the organization due that they all development and maintenance activities are performed by the development department located in one single location at Guangzhou, Canton, China)
Customer (Not Relevant: The main customer type are Governmental and public, most projects follow the same processes and policies for most customer type)
Size: Two kinds for size classifications are used in the organization (Large Projects > 100 Function Points ) and Small Projects with less than 100 Function Points)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The organizational Unit is under a unique General manager and Senior Manager where Organizational Structure do not have a significant impact on how work is performed)
Type of Work: There are 2 types of work Research and development and maintenance |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Small Projects (Size): Software Development projects estimated in less than 100 Function Points
Large Projects (Size): Software Development Projects Estimated with more than 100 Function Points
Research and development (Type of Work): Research and development include mainly custom software development projects mainly using all the waterfall software lifecycle
Maintenance (Type of Work): Include software development maintenance or enhancements |
| Subgroups: |
Large Research and development Projects: Large Research and development include mainly custom software development projects mainly using all the waterfall software lifecycle estimated in more than 100 Function Points
7 People, 1 Basic Units
– Research and development
– Large Projects
Small Research and development Projects: Small Research and development include mainly custom software development projects mainly using all the waterfall software lifecycles estimated in less than 100 Function Points
10 People, 2 Basic Units
– Research and development
– Small Projects |