| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All projects are at single location.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Projects are for enterprise customers and use same SDLC QMS. Thus, there is less deviation in the process and tailoring guidelines are used where applicable. However, none of the tailoring was found to have an impact which differentiates customer as a potential sampling factor.)
Size: Application Software Development projects are of 2 sizes: Small projects < 80=”” standard=”” function=”” points.=”” big=”” projects=””>= 80 Standard Function Points
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Small and flat organization and thus no differentiation for this OU definition.)
Type of Work: Application Software development and Customized software development |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Small (Size): Small Application projects < 80=”” standard=”” function=””>
Big (Size): Big Application projects >= 80 Standard Function Points
Customized (Type of Work): Customized software development for specific customer specifications and needs
Application development (Type of Work): Application software development made with general specifications for the industry use. They have 2 categories as Small and Big. |
| Subgroups: |
APP_BIG: Big Application projects >= 80 Standard Function Points
11 People, 2 Basic Units
– Big
– Application development
APP_SMALL: Small application projects < 80=”” standard=”” function=””>
15 People, 3 Basic Units
– Application development
– Small
Cust_SMALL: Customized small projects as per specific customer needs
8 People, 2 Basic Units
– Small
– Customized |