| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: This is not a relevant sampling factor as the client operates from single location for purpose of convenience.)
Customer (Not Relevant: This is not a relevant sampling factor as the organization is small and is not organized based on customer/account basis.)
Size: This is a relevant sampling factor as large and small projects are considered in the organization for development and maintenance types of projects and they consider various modes of tailoring.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: This is not a relevant sampling factor as the organization structure does not play a vital role in sampling the projects. As the organization is relatively of small size the management has not categorized any business units or structural pattern and kept a flat organizational structure.)
Type of Work: This is a relevant sampling factor as the projects are organized across development & maintenance types of work. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Less than or equal to 5 members in the project (Size): Project with team size 5 or less.
More than 5 members in the projects (Size): Project with team size greater than 5.
Development (Type of Work): Development type of projects are considered here.
Maintenance (Type of Work): Maintenance type of projects are considered here. |
| Subgroups: |
Develop_Group: Development type of projects are considered here.
71 People, 5 Basic Units
– More than 5 members in the projects
– Development
Maintenance_Group: Maintenance projects are considered here.
14 People, 3 Basic Units
– Maintenance
– Less than or equal to 5 members in the project |