| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Is not relevant as work is done at many locations by independent consultants, but managed and controlled from headquarters.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Is not relevant as ISN has five Government Agencies with similar contracts.)
Size: Size is relevant as units have large variances in the numbers of independent contractors and ISN employees.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Organizational structure is not relevant as projects have the same management structure for all five projects.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Work varies slightly with each customer, but is not relevant as work entails a large number of independent contractor performing tasks for ISN and ISN providing proprietary software on these projects to facilitate more efficient data collection and reporting to the Government Agencies.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Large (Size): Greater that 500 Independent Contractors and ISN Personnel
Medium (Size): Greater than 100 and less that 500 Independent Contractors and ISN Personnel.
Small (Size): Less that 100 Independent Contractors and ISN Personnel. |
| Subgroups: |
SG-1: Large Project with over 1000 Independent Contractors and ISN Personnel
1133 People, 1 Basic Units
– Large
SG-2: Medium project with over 100 Independent Contractors and ISN Personnel.
538 People, 1 Basic Units
– Medium
SG-3: Small project with less that 100 Independent Consultants and ISN Personnel.
38 People, 3 Basic Units
– Small |