| Sampling Factors: |
Location: Complexity is affected whether a branch office is in customer location or not, because if not, some activities are performed in a remote way. – Local presence (LP) – No local presence (NLP)
Customer (Not Relevant: Customers with similar characteristics.)
Size: Complexity is affected by the target CMMI maturity level of the process improvement. – CMMI Maturity Level 2 (ML2) – CMMI Maturity Level 3 (ML3)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: One organizational structure, all projects are overseen by the operations manager.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: One type of work, process improvement consulting.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Local presence (LP) (Location): The consultancy is performed at customer”s office
No local presence (NLP) (Location): The consultancy is performed in a remote way
ML2 (Size): The scope of the improvement covers CMMI Maturity Level 2 Process Areas
ML3 (Size): The scope of the improvement covers CMMI Maturity Level 3 Process Areas |
| Subgroups: |
Subgroup 1: Projects of Maturity Level 2 with Local Presence
5 People, 23 Basic Units
– Local presence (LP)
– ML2
Subgroup 2: Projects of Maturity Level 3 with Local Presence
1 People, 5 Basic Units
– ML3
– Local presence (LP)
Subgroup 3: Projects of Maturity Level 2 without Local Presence
1 People, 6 Basic Units
– No local presence (NLP)
– ML2
Subgroup 4: Projects of Maturity Level 3 without Local Presence
1 People, 1 Basic Units
– ML3
– No local presence (NLP) |