| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: OU operates from Single location. Hence location is not considered as sampling factor.)
Customer (Not Relevant: OU is a product-centric R&D organization and hence the development/custom development processes employ internal set of processes. The processes do not have to depend on the customer. Hence customer is not considered as relevant sampling factor.)
Size (Not Relevant: The size does not drive the processes used by the projects. Projects are of similar size. Hence size is not considered as relevant sampling factor.)
Organizational Structure: There are three departments through which the projects are executed.
Type of Work: The product development is of two types : General Product or Custom Development. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
D1 – R&D (Organizational Structure): Projects executed by Product R&D department
D2-Monitor (Organizational Structure): Projects executed under Monitoring Software Dept
D3 – Management (Organizational Structure): Projects relating management of software
Product Dev (Type of Work): Product Development projects
Custom (Type of Work): Custom development projects |
| Subgroups: |
D1-Proddev: Development of Products under R&D department
45 People, 5 Basic Units
– D1 – R&D
– Product Dev
D2-Custom: Custom projects under monitoring software department
32 People, 5 Basic Units
– Custom
– D2-Monitor
D3-Custom: Custom product development under Management software department
76 People, 6 Basic Units
– D3 – Management
– Custom |