| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Just one location in Aveiro Portugal)
Customer (Not Relevant: Total independency for the customer)
Size (Not Relevant: The Project size is always very similar consequently the methodology is the same)
Organizational Structure: Different processes and life-cycle if the projects are Hardware or Software
Type of Work (Not Relevant: In this case, this factor fully overlap with Organisational Structure) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
HW (Organizational Structure): Projects executed within the Hardware unit, typically according to a waterfall development life cycle, integrating the development of hardware and firmware
SW (Organizational Structure): Projects: executed within the Software unit, typically according to an iterative development life cycle, developing software solutions. |
| Subgroups: |
HW: Projects executed within the Hardware unit
9 People, 2 Basic Units
– HW
SW: Projects: executed within the Software unit
4 People, 1 Basic Units
– SW |