| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not relevant since both projects are done from same location – from Guizhou office)
Customer: There are two customers. Process implementation may vary across the customers since one of them is a very old customer and the other one is a new customer
Size (Not Relevant: Not relevant since a) processes are independent of size and b) both the projects are of similar size in terms of FTEs)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not relevant since process implementation is independent of the organization structure)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Not relevant – since both are development projects following the waterfall lifecycle) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
C1 (Customer): This is an old customer – the domain is that of a TV news portal
C2 (Customer): This is a new customer in the Process Control domain |
| Subgroups: |
S1: This is the subgroup within Sampling factor C1 – the customer in the TV news portal domain
6 People, 1 Basic Units
– C1
S2: This is the subgroup having the new customer – where domain knowledge (Process Control) was not very high
7 People, 1 Basic Units
– C2 |