| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All projects in OU are managed from one location, i.e. McLean, VA, USA and all the projects follow the standard organizational process. Hence location is not an influencing factor)
Customer (Not Relevant: All the projects in the OU executed for single customer – FAA. Hence customer is not an influencing factor)
Size (Not Relevant: The organization processes do not differentiate based on project size. There is no variation in the work performed by the projects based on the team size. Hence size is not an influencing factor)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The organization is small and flat in structure and process followed is not influenced by organization structure)
Type of Work: The projects in OU are of 2 types (1) Software Development & (2) Software Maintenance. The process adopted is slightly different across these 2 types of work |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
DEV (Type of Work): Software Development
MAIN (Type of Work): Software Maintenance |
| Subgroups: |
NDI DEV: Subgroup consisting of software development projects at Network Designs Inc.
12 People, 4 Basic Units
– DEV
NDI MAIN: Subgroup consisting of software Operation & Maintenance projects at Network Designs Inc.
19 People, 4 Basic Units
– MAIN |