| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Even though AMSTO has three main offices (Norfolk VA, Orlando FL, Panama City FL, one Process Asset Library and a common process training plan execution is used all projects, regardless of location, size or type of project.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Customers are various organizations of the U.S. Navy. However, the customers don’t drive the AMSTO process development, PAL, or compliance. Some tools used might differ based on type of work and customer.)
Size (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Project staff size is not a driver for process variances or any major differences.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: No intrinsic org structure to differ any process implementation. AMSTO has three divisions, however work is interchangeable and employees are moved to provide flexibility and agility to maintain existing contracts or capture new ones)
Type of Work: Relevant: Processes differ based on the type of project/work done. Two major types of work done in AMSTO are Software Development and Engineering Services. Hence two subgroups are created and this factor is relevant. |