| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Organization unit is operational from one location at Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China PRC only and hence not considered to be relevant for sampling.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Organization unit serves Commercial customers in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China PRC and hence considered to be not relevant for sampling.)
Size: Size of the basic units are either small (<=3 months)=”” sized,=”” medium=”” (=””>3 to < 6=”” months)=”” sized=”” and=”” large=”” (=””>=6 months) in the organizational unit remains the different and hence considered to be relevant for sampling.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Organizational structure across all the basic units in the organizational unit remains the same and hence not considered to be relevant for sampling.)
Type of Work: Software projects in different life cycles (Development, Maintenance) and same technology (JAVA) basic units and domain (Healthcare), hence considered to be relevant for sampling.
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| Sampling Factor Values: |
Small (Size): Software maintenance projects of small size (<=3 months)=”” developed/maintained=”” in=”” java=”” technology=”” for=”” commercial=”” customers=”” in=”” healthcare=””>
Medium (Size): Software maintenance projects of medium size (>3 to < 6=”” months)=”” developed/maintained=”” in=”” java=”” technology=”” for=”” commercial=”” customers=”” in=”” healthcare=””>
Large (Size): Software development projects of large size (> 6 months) developed in JAVA technology for commercial customers in healthcare domain.
Maintenance (Type of Work): Software projects following maintenance life cycle for healthcare domain.
New Development (Type of Work): Software projects following new development life cycle for healthcare domain. |
| Subgroups: |
SG # 1: Software project of small size maintained/developed in healthcare domain using maintenance life cycle for Commercial customers.
6 People, 1 Basic Units
– Small
– Maintenance
SG # 2: Software project of medium size maintained/developed in healthcare domain using maintenance life cycle for Commercial customers.
7 People, 1 Basic Units
– Maintenance
– Medium
SG # 3: Software project of large size developed in healthcare domain using new development life cycle for Commercial customers.
5 People, 1 Basic Units
– Large
– New Development |