| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All projects are developed by teams in the same location: Suzhou.)
Customer: Work is done differently based on Customer types. Two types of customers are identified: Government Customers and Non-government customers.
Size: Work is done differently based on project size. Two types of projects are identified: Large Projects and Small to Medium Projects.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects are from the same unit in the organization.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects are of the same type of work – software development across whole life cycle.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Government (Customer): Projects that are developed for government customers.
Non-government (Customer): Projects that are developed for non-government customers.
Large (Size): Projects that have 10 or more people.
Small to Medium (Size): Projects that have less than 10 people. |
| Subgroups: |
Large Government Projects: Government projects that have 10 or more people.
42 People, 3 Basic Units
– Government
– Large
Small to Medium Government Projects: Government projects that have less than 10 people.
32 People, 10 Basic Units
– Small to Medium
– Government
Small to Medium Non-government Projects: Non-government projects that have less than 10 people.
25 People, 6 Basic Units
– Non-government
– Small to Medium |