| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Project work is done in the metropolitan Washington DC area, Fairview Heights, IL, and Richmond VA. The same processes are implemented by all projects with no significant differences.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All projects perform work for the government agencies; no differences in process implementation were determined.)
Size (Not Relevant: All projects are less than 25 FTE. No differences in process implementation were determined relative to the size of the projects.)
Organizational Structure: Projects report to three different divisions with minor differences; this has been identified as a relevant sampling factor.
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects perform systems and software development and maintenance tasks using the same processes with no significant differences in implementation.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
ATS Sector (Organizational Structure): ATS Sector development projects
HPIS Sector (Organizational Structure): HPIS Sector development projects
ISS Sector (Organizational Structure): ISS Sector development projects |
| Subgroups: |
ATS: Software development and maintenance projects
63 People, 6 Basic Units
– ATS Sector
HPIS: Software development and maintenance projects
16 People, 1 Basic Units
– HPIS Sector
ISS: Software development and maintenance projects
10 People, 1 Basic Units
– ISS Sector |