| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: The OU only has one development location in Shanghai. Not relevant.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The OU”s customers are internal business departments. There is no difference in development processes due to different customer departments.)
Size (Not Relevant: The sizes of OU”s projects are comparable in terms of team size and duration. There is no difference in development processes due to project sizes.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The departments and teams of the OU follow the same set of standard processes. There is no difference due to different development department or team)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: This appraisal focuses on Development work of the OU. This factor is irrelevant.)
Development Lifecycle Model: The development lifecycle model used in projects. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Waterfall (Development Lifecycle Model): Projects use waterfall as the development lifecycle model.
Iterative Development Model (Development Lifecycle Model): Projects that use Iterative Development Model.
Agile Development (Development Lifecycle Model): Projects that use Agile Development method |
| Subgroups: |
Subgroup 1: Waterfall Projects
50 People, 3 Basic Units
– Waterfall
Subgroup 2: Iterative development projects
70 People, 4 Basic Units
– Iterative Development Model
Subgroup 3: Agile Development method
25 People, 1 Basic Units
– Agile Development |