| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All Basic Units within Jiangxi Fang Xing Science & Technology Co., Ltd. perform their tasking at the NanChang city site. As such, there are not differences in implementation in terms of location.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: The customers are highway officials for all of the five projects. There is no difference based on customer. Therefore, this sampling factor is not relevant.)
Size (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All 5 Basic Units available for the sample pool over the past 18 months were type B projects: 100-300 FPs. No C-Large: over 300 FPs and No A-Small: less than 100 FPs)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the basic units fit within the same organizational department, Software Department. No differences among projects in org reporting)
Type of Work: 1) New development projects using full life cycle, as tailored. 2) Upgrade / maintenance project, where HLD and LLD stages are combined, and the Integration testing stage and system test stage are also combined. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New Development (Type of Work): New development projects using full waterfall life cycle, as tailored.
Upgrade /Maintenance (Type of Work): HLD and LLD stages are combined, and the Integration testing stage and system test stage are also combined. |
| Subgroups: |
Type B – Upgrade: Upgrade development project, combined HLD and LLD and also Integration and system testing are combined.
12 People, 2 Basic Units
– Upgrade /Maintenance
Type B – New: New development project, separate HLD and LLD & separate Integration ad system testing
16 People, 3 Basic Units
– New Development |